Chicken Injury- Hope for healing

[Somebunnieslove]

View attachment 1449258 White chicken 1 day after back was injured by what I assume was the rooster. Cleaned it out with soap and water. Then dabbed it with a wash cloth dipped in a very weak water and iodine solution. Wound is still open and pooling blood. Yesterday covered it with gauze and taped it on. She ripped it off. Hoping by keeping her still, watered and fed and inside the house she has a better chance of healing. We shall see. Any other advice other than taking to a vet? Thank you.

 

[coach723]

I'm not clear on the timeline of what happened, so a few questions...
How long ago did this happen and is this a current picture? Is the wound still bleeding now?
How deep is it? A closer more focused picture would help.
They often will fight bandaging, and I usually leave them open unless it's an issue of keeping it clean or it getting pecked, sometimes bandaging can prevent the wound from breathing and healing.
If you still have bleeding at this point then I would take a soft, clean cloth or gauze and sit and put pressure on it until it stops. It may just be wound draining, which is part of the injury and healing process and will gradually stop.
You can use veterycin wound spray as often as needed and it will aid in healing. Don't use betadine or peroxide at this point as it can actually inhibit healing. You can clean it and flush it out as necessary with the veterycin. You an apply a triple antibiotic ointment (without pain killer) to it, or use manuka honey as a dressing. As long as there is no infection, and no internal damage she will probably be fine given time to rest and heal, they can recover from some pretty serious injuries. Here is a link to one case with lots of pictures of the healing process and how it looks: http://richie-cunningham.com/2012/04/11/chicken-wound-healing-process/
If you see signs of infection, then you will probably need to get her on an antibiotic, but most of the time it's not necessary.
You will need to keep her separated until she heals up. Once that happens you can protect her back with a hen saddle until she feathers out, but I would not put a saddle on her until she's completely healed.
As for your rooster, he needs to have claws and spurs trimmed probably at a minimum. If he's rough and hurting hens, I would not keep him, or I would separate him in rooster jail.

 

[Somebunnieslove]

I'm not clear on the timeline of what happened, so a few questions...
How long ago did this happen and is this a current picture? Is the wound still bleeding now?
How deep is it? A closer more focused picture would help.
They often will fight bandaging, and I usually leave them open unless it's an issue of keeping it clean or it getting pecked, sometimes bandaging can prevent the wound from breathing and healing.
If you still have bleeding at this point then I would take a soft, clean cloth or gauze and sit and put pressure on it until it stops. It may just be wound draining, which is part of the injury and healing process and will gradually stop.
You can use veterycin wound spray as often as needed and it will aid in healing. Don't use betadine or peroxide at this point as it can actually inhibit healing. You can clean it and flush it out as necessary with the veterycin. You an apply a triple antibiotic ointment (without pain killer) to it, or use manuka honey as a dressing. As long as there is no infection, and no internal damage she will probably be fine given time to rest and heal, they can recover from some pretty serious injuries. Here is a link to one case with lots of pictures of the healing process and how it looks: http://richie-cunningham.com/2012/04/11/chicken-wound-healing-process/
If you see signs of infection, then you will probably need to get her on an antibiotic, but most of the time it's not necessary.
You will need to keep her separated until she heals up. Once that happens you can protect her back with a hen saddle until she feathers out, but I would not put a saddle on her until she's completely healed.
As for your rooster, he needs to have claws and spurs trimmed probably at a minimum. If he's rough and hurting hens, I would not keep him, or I would separate him in rooster jail.

Thanks

I'm not clear on the timeline of what happened, so a few questions...
How long ago did this happen and is this a current picture? Is the wound still bleeding now?
How deep is it? A closer more focused picture would help.
They often will fight bandaging, and I usually leave them open unless it's an issue of keeping it clean or it getting pecked, sometimes bandaging can prevent the wound from breathing and healing.
If you still have bleeding at this point then I would take a soft, clean cloth or gauze and sit and put pressure on it until it stops. It may just be wound draining, which is part of the injury and healing process and will gradually stop.
You can use veterycin wound spray as often as needed and it will aid in healing. Don't use betadine or peroxide at this point as it can actually inhibit healing. You can clean it and flush it out as necessary with the veterycin. You an apply a triple antibiotic ointment (without pain killer) to it, or use manuka honey as a dressing. As long as there is no infection, and no internal damage she will probably be fine given time to rest and heal, they can recover from some pretty serious injuries. Here is a link to one case with lots of pictures of the healing process and how it looks: http://richie-cunningham.com/2012/04/11/chicken-wound-healing-process/
If you see signs of infection, then you will probably need to get her on an antibiotic, but most of the time it's not necessary.
You will need to keep her separated until she heals up. Once that happens you can protect her back with a hen saddle until she feathers out, but I would not put a saddle on her until she's completely healed.
As for your rooster, he needs to have claws and spurs trimmed probably at a minimum. If he's rough and hurting hens, I would not keep him, or I would separate him in rooster jail.

Thanks so much for the advice. I will get some of the wound care you recommend. She seems to be fine. She is eating,pooping and drinking fine. I have her inside and am cleaning the box she is on every couple of hours. I will trim up the rooster. I do have some saddles and will definitely put one on her when healed. She also played an egg this morning. I just thong she needs some rest away from the other chickens.

 

[Somebunnieslove]

Thanks

Thanks so much for the advice. I will get some of the wound care you recommend. She seems to be fine. She is eating,pooping and drinking fine. I have her inside and am cleaning the box she is on every couple of hours. I will trim up the rooster. I do have some saddles and will definitely put one on her when healed. She also played an egg this morning. I just thong she needs some rest away from the other chickens.

I will not put a thong on her however. Dam auto correct.

 

[coach723]

Ok, I'm laughing hard right now!! A chicken thong!
It sounds like she's doing well, laying an egg is a really good sign.
Very good chance she will recover and be just fine, just keep doing what you are doing.

 

[Somebunnieslove]

By the way this chicken is still going strong almost a year later. It makes me feel good about my nursing skills.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

By the way this chicken is still going strong almost a year later. It makes me feel good about my nursing skills.

Glad to hear she is doing well!
Nice job nursing her back to health. Thank you for the update