Cream Legbars

[CibolaChooks]

Thanks, Rinda. I really didn't know what to do. I can't wait till warmer weather when I can build some pens to separate Polly and Tina from the main flock with their main man Neo. If anyone knows how to blunt down spurs (although his are minimal), please let me know.

I think it's past time to have more than purple bag balm in my medicine box. So, Vetrycin spray. What else do you keep on hand? All advice, again, welcome. Thanks in advance.

I was reading on another site about a pliers technique to take spurs off. they said it was pretty painless with no bleeding or very little. This lady took off 3 inch long Spurs maybe longer. Im sure if you searched online you could find the right key words to find the video

 

[Ashdoes]

There are quite a few spur removal videos on you tube.

 

[Triplell]

I remove all spurs during the winter to protect the girls. I just take a set of pliers grip good and tight , then start twisting a little until it gives way and the pull off. I then put on some wonder dust and I'm done. I do this sometimes twice a year.

 

[chicken pickin]

I remove all spurs during the winter to protect the girls. I just take a set of pliers grip good and tight , then start twisting a little until it gives way and the pull off. I then put on some wonder dust and I'm done. I do this sometimes twice a year.

That doesn't sound too hard to do. I have thought about it, my roosters and the tom turkeys also have some WICKED spurs. Im just too nervous and hesitant to try spur removal.

 

[chicken pickin]

normanack I hope your hen heals up well.

 

[sol2go]

Question for you all.

My CL hen Polly has a nasty gash on her back. I'm guessing it's from a clumsy rooster. If I knew how to do stitches, I would have stitched it up. I didn't trust myself to use superglue without ending up in the emergency room -- or a vet's office -- with a chicken glued to my fingers. (Seriously.)

I put a thick coat of Bag Balm with gentian violet in it to make a bright purple paste on the wound, hoping to discourage pecking as well as hold the skin down, then put a saddle on her.

It's so cold here, well below 0 F, that it's really difficult to do much at all. I hesitate to bring her inside because she'd have to stay inside till spring, and then face integrating back into the flock.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

Hi - my vets have recommended two topicals that I really like:

silver sulfadiazine (not sure where to get it beside the vet)
Manuka honey from New Zealand (I buy it at Whole Foods)

The silver sulfa. is easy to apply to a clean wound, will need to be reapplied as it rubs off easily.
The Manuka honey is sticky but forms a crusty cap and may not need to be reapplied for a few days.

I have used the silver sulfa. after my CL rooster survived a coyote attack with significant wounds, and for a hen that was scalped by roosters (really).

I alternated the Manuka honey with silver sulfa. on the hen and liked them equally.

As the wounds were significant, the topicals were supplemented by oral antibiotics.

The Manuka honey is reviewed on WebMD for it's antibiotic properties. It is available at different price points based on the number of different characteristics it offers. (I'm away from the product at this time so I can't be more specific).

 

[sol2go]

I should add that there were deep wounds and flaps of skin involved, but stitches were not applied.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

I will second honey for helping woulds to heal. From a local source if possible not a store. a little sticky though.

For a first aid kit there are several good threads on byc. Mine has veterycin, gauze, wrap, triple antibiotic, tylan injectible and syringes, child medicine syringe to force a bird to drink, pen g inj (refrigerate), gallimycin, tetracycline, vitamin/electrolyte powder, vetrx, epsom salts. I think that's most of it.

 

[Flaming Chicken]

Question for you all.

My CL hen Polly has a nasty gash on her back. I'm guessing it's from a clumsy rooster. If I knew how to do stitches, I would have stitched it up. I didn't trust myself to use superglue without ending up in the emergency room -- or a vet's office -- with a chicken glued to my fingers. (Seriously.)

I put a thick coat of Bag Balm with gentian violet in it to make a bright purple paste on the wound, hoping to discourage pecking as well as hold the skin down, then put a saddle on her.

It's so cold here, well below 0 F, that it's really difficult to do much at all. I hesitate to bring her inside because she'd have to stay inside till spring, and then face integrating back into the flock.

Any advice appreciated. Thanks.

I had a pullet that got a huge cut on the back of her neck from an enthusiastic cockerel. It was huge and I could see exposed muscle etc under it. I cleaned it really well. Smeared the heck out of it with an herbal balm with comfrey, calendula and rosemary. I isolated her from the gang and she healed up really well. I sold her for $40.00.

 

[Triplell]

Most people don't know is that honey( raw) is unable to grow bacteria and microbes. Back in the day my Grandma always used it. I too learned the same thing as a Cosmologists.