Feathers ripped out and skin torn/muscle exposed (a LOT of pictures attached)

[Barredbuzzard34]

Interesting. So it's not a pelleted or crumble feed? More like a scratch with different ingredients?

You are right about having "loose" corn in the feed though, some birds will pick all that out and not eat the "other" ingredients which make for a complete balanced ration.
If they are only eating the corn and not the rest, then over time, they will be deficient in nutrition - this can cause problems - they are still young so it would be good if they ate all of it.

I'm not a feed or nutritional specialist, but personally I prefer to use a feed that is 18-20% protein. Usually I feed Flock Raiser for everyone - this includes day old chicks and roosters - I don't have to do any food switching at all.
Everyone has their preference and opinion on what and how to feed, so....

It's fairly powdery overall, with a lot of small chunks of seeds and corn throughout the mix. She definitely likes that part of it. Overall, the flock eats it up without leaving anything behind.

I definitely want to try for more protein next time. We supplement a bit with black soldier fly larvae, but it's dried and we try not to give them too much as it is a high protein treat as far as I can tell. Thank you for your advice btw

 

[Wyorp Rock]

View attachment 1946214 I have a new problem at hand. She is starting to preen now (has perked up a bit since yesterday) and she keeps trying to pick off her bandage... I tried to make a cover for her out of pantyhose by cutting a hole in the ends and slipping it over her like a turtleneck with no sleeves... She can't keep her balance and starts thrashing around when it is on her. Any recommendations on how to properly cover her up? I would rather her not make her wound worse/injest Neosporin....

How is she doing?
You can try putting the pantyhose under the wings so she can use them. Some people use Tubular Stockinette to cover wounds, but you want to monitor the wound closely.
Most of the time in chickens a wound left open (uncovered) is better, but if she's picking at it then you have no choice.

 

[Barredbuzzard34]

How is she doing?
You can try putting the pantyhose under the wings so she can use them. Some people use Tubular Stockinette to cover wounds, but you want to monitor the wound closely.
Most of the time in chickens a wound left open (uncovered) is better, but if she's picking at it then you have no choice.

She's doing great! Eating her mash by herself now, even when I'm not watching her. (She does a bit better with some encouragement). She is pooping more normally and it is not super runny any more. In general she has perked up a lot from when the attack first happened. Her wound is smaller than it was for sure now, and appears to be working on closing up. No pus or any sign of infection. I did try cutting wing holes in her pantyhose sweater, but she was not having it at all and kept thrashing to get it off. I ended up putting pick no more over top of the bandage (the Neosporin keeps it out of the wound) and also all over the surrounding feathers. This is definitely slowing her down with picking. She still rips the bandage off occasionally, but we keep her box clean and her wound stays moist from the remaining Neosporin, so it hasn't been an issue so far. Definitely keeping an eye on it though.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's doing great! Eating her mash by herself now, even when I'm not watching her. (She does a bit better with some encouragement). She is pooping more normally and it is not super runny any more. In general she has perked up a lot from when the attack first happened. Her wound is smaller than it was for sure now, and appears to be working on closing up. No pus or any sign of infection. I did try cutting wing holes in her pantyhose sweater, but she was not having it at all and kept thrashing to get it off. I ended up putting pick no more over top of the bandage (the Neosporin keeps it out of the wound) and also all over the surrounding feathers. This is definitely slowing her down with picking. She still rips the bandage off occasionally, but we keep her box clean and her wound stays moist from the remaining Neosporin, so it hasn't been an issue so far. Definitely keeping an eye on it though.

Glad to hear she is doing better!
Chickens usually heal well. Thank you for the update, keep us posted on her progress.

If you don't mind, take some photos of the healing process and post them as well, it's helpful to others to see how wounds heal.

 

[Barredbuzzard34]

Glad to hear she is doing better!
Chickens usually heal well. Thank you for the update, keep us posted on her progress.

If you don't mind, take some photos of the healing process and post them as well, it's helpful to others to see how wounds heal.

No problem! I will try to get a good picture of her soon. It is a bit hard due to the lighting in the spot she's in but I will do my best. Thank you as well!

 

[Barredbuzzard34]

She is still eating on her own. Seems perky. I think she had a bit of trouble going poop earlier, seemed to be straining a bit which I believe was from not drinking enough water. I have added more water to her mash in hopes of helping that, as I work 12 hour shifts and that makes it impossible for me to continuously make sure she drinks enough otherwise. (She will drink a bit on her own, but she keeps spilling the water onto the pellets in her box, which turns to powder that she dust bathes and dirties her wound with, so I had to take the water out for now). Here is a pic of her wound. It looks a bit cheesy since yesterday but I think that it is just new scab coming in. I didn't notice any smell immediately. Ignore the purple, it's not bruising or anything, just dye from the pick-no-more.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She is still eating on her own. Seems perky. I think she had a bit of trouble going poop earlier, seemed to be straining a bit which I believe was from not drinking enough water. I have added more water to her mash in hopes of helping that, as I work 12 hour shifts and that makes it impossible for me to continuously make sure she drinks enough otherwise. (She will drink a bit on her own, but she keeps spilling the water onto the pellets in her box, which turns to powder that she dust bathes and dirties her wound with, so I had to take the water out for now). Here is a pic of her wound. It looks a bit cheesy since yesterday but I think that it is just new scab coming in. I didn't notice any smell immediately. Ignore the purple, it's not bruising or anything, just dye from the pick-no-more.View attachment 1948823

Can you raise the water station on a block or something so it doesn't spill?
Glad to hear she perky.
If you need to flush the wound again with Chlorhexidine or betadine, but if there is no smell that's good!

 

[Barredbuzzard34]

Can you raise the water station on a block or something so it doesn't spill?
Glad to hear she perky.
If you need to flush the wound again with Chlorhexidine or betadine, but if there is no smell that's good!

I do not have either of those, but I have been using Vetericyn when necessary. I will have to try to do something with the water soon, poor birdie needs more in her system. She is getting more resistant to me dipping her beak.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I do not have either of those, but I have been using Vetericyn when necessary. I will have to try to do something with the water soon, poor birdie needs more in her system. She is getting more resistant to me dipping her beak.

Vetericyn is fine, I would keep up with using that.

 

[Barredbuzzard34]

Vetericyn is fine, I would keep up with using that.

I will do that then. It seems to be going well. When her wound completely scabs over I will put her with the others