HALF OF MY COCKEREL'S COMB HAS BEEN DETACHED FROM HIS HEAD AND THERE IS A LOT OF BLOOD

[azygous]

I've had this sort of injury a couple times over the years. If you use a nice thick antibiotic ointment as a "glue" it will keep the detached comb in place while it reattaches which it will do in just a few days. "Glue" the comb to the head and then put the ointment generously over the top of the comb to make it so it doesn't shift.

A Wyandotte hen I had was getting her comb torn off on a regular basis. I finally decided to do a partial dubbing to eliminate the long "tail" coming off behind her head that presented a handy handle for the others to grab when they had a squabble with her. I was a complete novice to chickens, let alone dubbing. But dubbing really is not a big deal. I merely trimmed it with sharp scissors to conform snuggly with the back of her head, and it healed in just a couple days. She never suffered from having it torn off again in her long life.

Your roo won't bleed to death. Flour will slow the bleeding and eventually stop it.

 

[NatJ]

possibly pain free (local anaesthetic?).

Chickens tend to react badly to anesthetics, but I don't know the details. I assume a vet would check what works for chickens before deciding how to do it.

From what I have read the dubbing normally takes place above the head, i.e. with a bit of the comb in place, but my cockerel's comb has been torn from his head.

For your cockerel, you might just cut the loose piece off, so half of the comb is still there.
The articles on dubbing would still be useful, because they talk about what tools to use, and how to deal with the bleeding.

 

[Billcock]

I've had this sort of injury a couple times over the years. If you use a nice thick antibiotic ointment as a "glue" it will keep the detached comb in place while it reattaches which it will do in just a few days. "Glue" the comb to the head and then put the ointment generously over the top of the comb to make it so it doesn't shift.

A Wyandotte hen I had was getting her comb torn off on a regular basis. I finally decided to do a partial dubbing to eliminate the long "tail" coming off behind her head that presented a handy handle for the others to grab when they had a squabble with her. I was a complete novice to chickens, let alone dubbing. But dubbing really is not a big deal. I merely trimmed it with sharp scissors to conform snuggly with the back of her head, and it healed in just a couple days. She never suffered from having it torn off again in her long life.

Your roo won't bleed to death. Flour will slow the bleeding and eventually stop it.

Thank you for this, it has put my mind at some ease. It is 0438am here in the UK so I had better get some sleep and see to Billy 'in the morning'. Goodnight and thanks again.

 

[Billcock]

Thank you for this, it has put my mind at some ease. It is 0438am here in the UK so I had better get some sleep and see to Billy 'in the morning'. Goodnight and thanks again.

I have checked on him and he's perky - wanting to get back to his girls no doubt but the other cockerel is with them so I have brought a couple of his girls to him in his 'new' abode to keep him happy. I don't have any antibiotic 'glue' ointment, just antiseptic ointment. I may just leave it now and see what happens. Thanks again for your help. I am now looking for a home for the younger cockerel (and not 'the pot!!!') which is proving difficult under present Covid and Avian Flu circumstances, but I'll keep trying.

 

[Billcock]

I have posted a small video of his comb...it is on Youtube and if you search BILLY THE COCKEREL AND HIS HALF TORN OFF COMB it should appear. This is all new technology to me.

 

[Eggcessive]

You might want to go to your video, and then copy and paste it here, and make sure that your video is available to the public.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

BILLY THE COCKEREL AND HIS HALF TORN OFF COMB

I posted a link to your video below.

Is the comb still actively bleeding? @roosterhavoc may be able to help you with this.
If it's really detached, then likely dubbing what is detached would be the best way to go. I've never done it so can't really say.

 

[Jenjens]

Don't use any ointment with pain reliever please! It is harmful to chickens!

 

[azygous]

Billy's a brave boy, and he'll heal just fine. Use the healing salve you have on the base of his comb. The comb will reattach like magic. No need for a vet to stitch it on.

If the comb is loose this morning, flush it well with saline solution, warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda, and then use the salve to stick the comb back down on his head like you're gluing a flower to his noggin. Then smear a bunch of salve around the base of the comb. It should hold and be reattached within a day or so.

 

[Jenjens]

Billy's a brave boy, and he'll heal just fine. Use the healing salve you have on the base of his comb. The comb will reattach like magic. No need for a vet to stitch it on.

If the comb is loose this morning, flush it well with saline solution, warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda, and then use the salve to stick the comb back down on his head like you're gluing a flower to his noggin. Then smear a bunch of salve around the base of the comb. It should hold and be reattached within a day or so.

This.

My hens comb was partly ripped off, and I was surprised how fast it started healing....like within a couple days. The body is a smart organism. It knows what to do. I would let that be the first option. Dubbing should be the last oprion.