Duckling lost feathers and skin from head injury, bone exposed

[connie2020]

Duckling got caught in aviary net and it appears that the chicken pecked all her sling from her head. Allowing bathing, and applying Neosporin. She doesn't mind if I touch it to apply Neosporin. Tonight she was scratching it with her claws. I guess it's healing and itches. Maybe she is trying to help the skin grow by scratching to cause blood for healing? One week today. Injury was 3 days ago.

 

[connie2020]

The entire scalp bone is exposed.

 

[connie2020]

Does anyone read the posts listed under the emergency forum?

 

[CluckerFamily]

Sorry no one has responded, I don’t have the expertise to help with a head injury like this. Summer can be a busy time for some members due to their farms, etc.
I hope someone is able to help soon.

 

[Crazy Maizie]

That looks painful. I'm not sure what to do about the pain, but maybe add some neosporin to the area. Vetricyn is often recommended for wound care as well. I've read about success with manuka honey too. If it were me, I would keep her warm and dry with no bathing allowed until the area is healed.

 

[microchick]

I think you have hit all the high spots at the moment. You've cleaned the wound and applied an antibiotic ointment. Make sure you don't use one with pain killer in it. It doesn't get along with poultry.

The little one has been scalped. Since I don't have ducks, just chickens I'm going to tag some duck people for you.

@Nifty-Chicken @shawluvsbirds @Miss Lydia can you help this member out with her injured baby?

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Duckling got caught in aviary net and it appears that the chicken pecked all her sling from her head. Allowing bathing, and applying Neosporin. She doesn't mind if I touch it to apply Neosporin. Tonight she was scratching it with her claws. I guess it's healing and itches. Maybe she is trying to help the skin grow by scratching to cause blood for healing? One week today. Injury was 3 days ago.

I remember a thread from a long time ago about a scalped duckling...lemme see if I can dig it up.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/scalped-duckling.1263735/post-20332291
I'm pretty sure all this member done was kept it clean and reapplied Neosporin on a regular basis.
Also, I think the whole thing about not using the pain relief kind has been debunked. I'd use whatever kind of antibiotic cream you have on hand. I've used the pain relif kind on my birds.

 

[microchick]

Really? Whow! Thanks for passing that on Shawluvsbirds I've spent years steering away from triple A ointment with pain relief out of sheer terror that I was going to do something to hurt my birds.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Really? Whow! Thanks for passing that on Shawluvsbirds I've spent years steering away from triple A ointment with pain relief out of sheer terror that I was going to do something to hurt my birds.

I just know I've used it and no one died.