Chicken Attacked?

[YoshiWolfox]

@WiddleChix
It's been a while, but Hickory is a lot better! He's able to crow more, his feathers are starting to come in, his wound is healing very well, and he's standing upright. No sign of Butterscotch again, but I was able to capture a fox last night. Unfortunately it wasn't the one I was looking for, this one you could tell was very young. I let it go but I'm not gonna give up on the traps, until I catch a bigger fox. This one didn't look like it was even big enough to grab a hold of Hickory. I got my cat in my other trap

he didn't even care, he walked right out purring

 

[WiddleChix]

Wow that's so great to hear! I'm so happy Hickory is better sorry about Butterscotch you know sometimes stuff like that just happens. Yeah sounds like trapping is working more for you I loled about your cat sounds like something mine would do!

 

[YoshiWolfox]

@WiddleChix
Caught another fox this morning, it seemed to be a different one but the same size. I need to catch the mom or dad of these littles. Meanwhile, Hickory is acting a little scared of me (he usually isn't, my chickens aren't afraid of me and don't run when I pick them up), but I think he's afraid because he sees me with the hen cream and hates it so much lmao

 

[Jim Bob McKee]

Widdle chix, I have a red Jungle rooster that got a lot of skin peeled off his head by another rooster(they are getting more mature and starting fights). The other 5 are fine and don't fight much. His skull is exposed and I keep antibiotic ointment on it but there is some scabby tissue there. You washed with antibiotic soap but this is a pretty significant wound and I am concerned it may be getting infected. How would be the best way to wash him. He is fairly easy going but washing his head may be an issue and I was hoping there was a good way so I didn't have to fight too much trying to figure it out. Thanks.

 

[WiddleChix]

@YoshiWolfox

Lol he's prolly trying to avoid the cream even though it's gonna help him

Don't you wish they spoke English?

 

[WiddleChix]

@Jim Bob McKee

Well first off I do have experience with a chick who was scalped down to the skull. The way I cleaned it was to put some antibacterial soap on a wet cotton swab and then clean the affected area. I would continue to apply soap to a new damp swab each time the first got too dirty. You could also use cotton balls because they are bigger especially if the area is really big, again my chick was only a couple months old and the wound was about the size of a quarter or so. Another thing you could use is a soapy wash cloth which is good to really wipe away dirt and crust. After you apply the soap take some warm water on a cotton ball or wash cloth and wipe away all the soap. Make sure it isn't soaking wet because you don't want your bird to be wet unless the weather is hot ( he'll dry fine then) and you also don't want to get the soapy water in their eyes/nose/mouth.

Its probably a good idea if you have someone around to hold him if you think you'll have trouble washing his head. I did it myself but again my chick was really small so I just held her under my armpit and did it myself.

I applied neosporin or topical antibiotic ointment to the scalp a couple times a day and when I noticed her head was scabbed up I stopped using it because I knew it was healing well and I wanted the scab to prevent things getting into it and causing infection. I used the ointment for probably a week or so.

Can you take a picture of the wound and I'll try to see if I can tell if it's infected? What makes you think it infected? If it gets to that point where you know it's infected you can put him on some antibiotics, make sure he's the only one getting the antibiotics though. I wouldn't start him on any if I wasn't sure it was infected.

Just keep watching the wound to make sure it doesn't start to smell or swell up (infection).



I really recommend if it's possible that you seperate the rooster or get some more hens so they don't fight. It sounds like a pretty significant wound and if they're fighting it's likely they'll continue to fight and who knows what'll happen next. I'm not familiar with the temperament of jungle fowl but is it possible to keep them in a bachelor pad away from hens? Ultimately it's up to you as they're yours but that's probably what I would do.

Feel free to ask me any more questions or if you want me to go more into depth on something or if you want me to explain something better. Good luck!