Chicken with large head wound after being attacked

[staceyj]

Hey. I went back through my photos to find these for you.
I understand that your birds injury is much worse than this but at the time I was horrified to find that one of my sweetest birds had been attacked by a FLOCKMATE who tried to pull her comb off.

I’m posting them because you can see the very fibrous, bulb or root of the comb.

After cleaning:

 

[alexa009]

I had a young cockerel stick his head through the wire by my BBB turkeys and they skinned his head. When I cam into to coop I saw the turkeys pecking at him and he already looked dead. I saw him move though and rushed over, I pulled him out and this is what he looked like.

I put some neosporin on it and kept him separated, he was in shock for a while.

He slowly recovered though and this is his most recent picture:

There are lots of better ways to clean a cut and prevent infection, all I was able to do was put neosporin on it though, luckily it worked.

I can't believe a chicken could survive from a wild injury like that! You were lucky he was alright!

 

[staceyj]

I had a young cockerel stick his head through the wire by my BBB turkeys and they skinned his head. When I cam into to coop I saw the turkeys pecking at him and he already looked dead. I saw him move though and rushed over, I pulled him out and this is what he looked like.

I put some neosporin on it and kept him separated, he was in shock for a while.

He slowly recovered though and this is his most recent picture:

There are lots of better ways to clean a cut and prevent infection, all I was able to do was put neosporin on it though, luckily it worked.

Great job!

 

[Barbs Girls]

casportpony and eggcessive may have info. I hope this amounts to a ping....not sure.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/members/eggcessive.85053/

@Eggcessive@casportpony

 

[Kessel23]

I can't believe a chicken could survive from a wild injury like that! You were lucky he is alright!

I was very surprised he was even alive, he looked totally dead when I came out there.
Speaking of wild injuries, and comb injuries

Hey. I went back through my photos to find these for you.
I understand that your birds injury is much worse than this but at the time I was horrified to find that one of my sweetest birds had been attacked by a FLOCKMATE who tried to pull her comb off.

I’m posting them because you can see the very fibrous, bulb or root of the comb.

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After cleaning:
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I had a raccoon break in during a storm one night and he tried to kill my biggest rooster, the coon slipped in through a window and grabbed him, the rooster somehow escaped through the same window and survived, his neck was scratched up a bit but the main injury was his comb, the raccoon had taken a bite out of it! I do not have any recent pictures but he is fully recovered now, he looks pretty ridiculous though. He was the first bird, besides a Muscovy duck, that I ever had survive a raccoon attack, unfortunately some of his flock mates were not as lucky that night.

 

[alexa009]

I was very surprised he was even alive, he looked totally dead when I came out there.
Speaking of wild injuries, and comb injuries

I had a raccoon break in during a storm one night and he tried to kill my biggest rooster, the coon slipped in through a window and grabbed him, the rooster somehow escaped through the same window and survived, his neck was scratched up a bit but the main injury was his comb, the raccoon had taken a bite out of it! I do not have any recent pictures but he is fully recovered now, he looks pretty ridiculous though. He was the first bird, besides a Muscovy duck, that I ever had survive a raccoon attack, unfortunately some of his flock mates were not as lucky that night.

Poor thing! My Buff Orpington had survived from a dog attack that was pretty nasty too once, I thought for sure she was dead when I picked her up but started moving her head around. I kept her separated from the rest of the flock awhile. All of her feathers completely gone. No bloodshed at least. She is recovered now but has never tried escaping the pen again!

 

[luvsungs]

To tag someone you use their name like this
@casportpony @Eggcessive @KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock

When did the attack occur?

While we are waiting for the Calvary to arrive, get to work and don’t be afraid. These are your chickens and you are responsible for caring for them.

Head wounds and scalping injuries bleed like crazy and look godawful but chickens can heal from some UNBELIEVABLE stuff !

The white thing you are seeing is probably the base of the comb.

Bring them inside, Take a moment to take a few clear pictures that you CAN post here so we can help guide you.

Then get their wounds cleaned up gently but thoroughly with soap and water and slather them good with triple antibiotic ointment (not the pain killing kind). See if you can get them to drink any water.

Prepare a dog crate or cardboard box in a warm, dark room (like a bathroom) with a towel in the bottom so they don’t slip around, so they can feel safe inside tonight and recover from the shock of this terrible experience.

I'm not entirely sure when the attack happened. I just know that it was between noon when I last checked on them and 5pm today. The only thing I could find that might be of some use is Betadine Solution, and I've seperated the two chickens in cardboard boxes in my garage (the hottest place in the house at the moment). I'm trying to give the one with the head wound some water by dipping its beak into a cup since I don't have a syringe or something else to use, but it would only take a few sips. I'll try to add some pictures if I can. Thanks for all the help

 

[luvsungs]

To tag someone you use their name like this
@casportpony @Eggcessive @KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock

When did the attack occur?

While we are waiting for the Calvary to arrive, get to work and don’t be afraid. These are your chickens and you are responsible for caring for them.

Head wounds and scalping injuries bleed like crazy and look godawful but chickens can heal from some UNBELIEVABLE stuff !

The white thing you are seeing is probably the base of the comb.

Bring them inside, Take a moment to take a few clear pictures that you CAN post here so we can help guide you.

Then get their wounds cleaned up gently but thoroughly with soap and water and slather them good with triple antibiotic ointment (not the pain killing kind). See if you can get them to drink any water.

Prepare a dog crate or cardboard box in a warm, dark room (like a bathroom) with a towel in the bottom so they don’t slip around, so they can feel safe inside tonight and recover from the shock of this terrible experience.

To tag someone you use their name like this
@casportpony @Eggcessive @KikisGirls @Wyorp Rock

When did the attack occur?

While we are waiting for the Calvary to arrive, get to work and don’t be afraid. These are your chickens and you are responsible for caring for them.

Head wounds and scalping injuries bleed like crazy and look godawful but chickens can heal from some UNBELIEVABLE stuff !

The white thing you are seeing is probably the base of the comb.

Bring them inside, Take a moment to take a few clear pictures that you CAN post here so we can help guide you.

Then get their wounds cleaned up gently but thoroughly with soap and water and slather them good with triple antibiotic ointment (not the pain killing kind). See if you can get them to drink any water.

Prepare a dog crate or cardboard box in a warm, dark room (like a bathroom) with a towel in the bottom so they don’t slip around, so they can feel safe inside tonight and recover from the shock of this terrible experience.

Here's the head injury. How should I clean it? Wet paper towel, bath..? Sorry this is all very new and scary

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Today I got home from work to find all but 2 of my chickens missing. We had 6 medium sized chicks and 3 full grown chickens, but all are gone. One chicken had both of its eyes closed shut from dried blood. The only injury on this chicken was maybe a few scratches on the face that scabbed over. I cleaned it off as best as I could while trying not to make it worse with a wet paper towel. The other chicken is in TERRIBLE condition. It's entire scalp was ripped up/tore off. I can't really describe it. It's hard to get a picture because it's hiding in a far back corner of the coop where I can't reach. I'm too afraid to try and treat the wound in case I made it worse. Both are hiding and not drinking or eating. I'm also concerned that the large head wound is infected. The top of the head has a large white glob? I'm not sure if it's pus or something else. These are my first chickens and there are no vets nearby who will treat chickens. I honestly have no idea what to do.

I don’t think it would be infected if it just happened today, infections usually take days to set in. You should try to look at the injury and clean it as soon as possible.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

Here's the head injury. How should I clean it? Wet paper towel, bath..? Sorry this is all very new and scary

Wow,That looks bad! I wish I could give you some advice, but hopefully some of the more experienced chicken people on here will be able to help you out!