Fox attacked by Chicken - do I crate her, or put her out?

[Bird momma of 5]

Your title said the fox was attacked by your chicken
Good thing you were there to help her.
Yeah, I'd leave the wounds open to the air; they should heal better. Fortunately for her & you, chickens heal up pretty quickly.
I grew up in PG County, btw.

No offense kwhites - PG County has chickens???? I'm southern MD - THANK YOU SO MUCH! THANK YOU ALL!!

 

[Bird momma of 5]

She's basically has ripped all the stitches except one out. We are heading out now to get everything mentioned above!

 

[Tesumph]

She's basically has ripped all the stitches except one out. We are heading out now to get everything mentioned above!

What material did you stitch her up with?

 

[Bird momma of 5]

Cotton Thread. One site suggested that or silk. After my DH did "surgery" we dabbed iodine. I don't think the cotton thread worked. Only one wound is still stitched.

 

[Tesumph]

Cotton Thread. One site suggested that or silk. After my DH did "surgery" we dabbed iodine. I don't think the cotton thread worked. Only one wound is still stitched.

Yea, I wouldn’t try that again. Cotton will harbor a lot of bacteria, honestly I would remove the last stitch before you have problems with abscesses or festering.

For the future (hopefully you don’t need this!) unflavored floss can be used in a pinch for sutures. 9 times out of 10 though, you’re going to want to leave bite wounds open.
Chickens have remarkable skin regeneration as is, and the wounds are just too dirty.

 

[llombardo]

Can't you get penicillin at Tractor Supply? I would seriously consider antiobiotics, especially if she keeps undoing everything. Bless her little heart.

 

[WthrLady]

We wash wounds out with vecterin spray and reapply a few time a day. We've also had large open wounds that we leave open and keep sprayed. Our last one was a hen's back ripped by a rooster spur.

It took 3 weeks to totally heal.

We kept her in a cage of her own where she could be quiet and left alone. No peck is a must if you put her back with others.

We use wabbitat cages from orscheln. They have trays and wire bottom so they aren't in their own messes.

 

[llombardo]

Last week I got in the middle of a dog fight(german shepherds) and I have several punctures. There is no way I would have avoided infection without antibiotics.

I actually used vetercyn spray on my wounds, that stuff works well. I think colloidal silver is another good anti bacterial thing to use.

 

[kwhites634]

No offense kwhites - PG County has chickens???? I'm southern MD - THANK YOU SO MUCH! THANK YOU ALL!!

Yeah, believe it or not there's still some land in PG county that isn't under concrete or houses. I left in favor of cleaner air & less congestion.

 

[Talithahorse]

One suggestion that you might consider depending on where you live and such is flies. I live in the deep south and any wounds tend to bring the flies. I usually treat with vetrycin and then put a small amount of SWAT to keep the flies out. I will then sometimes give some Apple cider vinegar (as an antibiotic) instead of any big antibiotics. Your girl looks pretty good for taking on a fox. I separate mine for a day or two and then if all looks good and she is not getting picked on, I let her back in the flock.