chicken attacked

[chickykiss]

my silkie rooster when I came home was missing feathers from his head and comb is bloody do I treat it and keep him in isolation

 

[Leihamarie]

Hi @chickykiss Could you please post pics? for peckwounds/ lacerations:

-isolate to prevent further injury

-clean with a povidone iodine/ water solution the color of a dark ice tea.

- use a first-aid ointment to treat. Either antibiotic ointment (ie: neosporin, etc...) NOTE: PLEASE MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT CONTAIN PAIN RELIEF

- keep clean, dry and isolated until healed.

the bad news is that chicken skin is so thin that the slightest wound looks a lot more serious than it usually is. The good news is that they heal pretty well and are fairly resilient little creatures.

Keep us posted!