Emergency

[SmiYa0126]

After a couple of days the wound will get a greenish hue, don't worry, it's normal. I just kept smelling it to make sure there was no infection.

 

[MysteryChicken]

That works! As @MysteryChicken said, let wound dry after cleaning and then slather with cream. I'm not sure about the other picture, is the duck molting?

Needs dry time between each cleaning/ointment application, from just a few hours, to maximum a day before repeating the cleaning, & ointment application.

 

[Crazychickengirl2]

That works! As @MysteryChicken said, let wound dry after cleaning and then slather with cream. I'm not sure about the other picture, is the duck molting?

Nope it’s still growing feathers in

 

[Crazychickengirl2]

I gave it some spinach since it’s high in iron and it probably lost a lot of blood

 

[Crazychickengirl2]

I gave it some spinach since it’s high in iron and it probably lost a lot of blood

And sugar water like you guys said

 

[azygous]

Here's what you do in the event of a predator attack to treat the survivor.

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.

 

[Crazychickengirl2]

@Crazychickengirl2 Hello! You can't use blukote on that wound. Clean it with warm soapy water, spray with bacitryn and then slather with Neosporin without pain relief. Offer your ducky sweetened water for shock and keep in semi dark place.

You'll need to clean the wound twice daily. She'll heal nicely for you!

Wait, why can’t I use blukote?

 

[Crazychickengirl2]

Here's what you do in the event of a predator attack to treat the survivor.

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.

Well when I found her some chickens where pecking it and we have a net and I couldn’t find any holes where predators would get through so I don’t know what got it

 

[azygous]

Corona has as its active ingredient lanolin a moisturizer. I recomment triple antibiotic ointment for large wounds as bacteria is going to be a daily issue as it accumulates, enabling infection.

Triple antibiotic ointment has as its active ingredients three antibiotic compounds:

Active ingredients (in each gram)	Purpose
Bacitracin Zinc 400 units	First aid antibiotic
Neomycin Sulfate 3.5 mg	First aid antibiotic
Polymyxin B Sulfate 5,000 units	First aid antibiotic

 

[azygous]

Blu-kote dries out a large wound when you want the opposite. Blu-kote is fine for small scrapes and tiny wounds.