Head Injury

[ChickDaze]

My chicken was trapped and got a head injury. The other chickens picked at it, and it got very bloody and bald. I removed her and she was healing. Then, she accidentally got back in with the other chickens, and now it's bigger and I don't know what to do. I separated her again, but I don't know if ointments are a good idea. I can't bring myself to cull any of my chickens. Help please!

 

[boyswillbeboys]

If you don't trust the ointments, try blue kote, that's what I used when my little guy got picked real bad on his wing, and vent, now he's all healed.

 

[texaspolloloco]

Im following another thread on here that is just like this. I agree with the blue kote, and keep it away from other chickens!

 

[15shenyl]

When my hen got attacked and her entire back end got torn up, we sprayed vetrucen(I think that's how it's spelled, don't have the bottle by me) it's a spray and works great, and the best thing is it's for all animals and you can use it around their face, that and I put a liquid band-aid over it so she couldn't pick at it and bugs/dirt wouldn't get to it when she went back out, and she was out running around in a week! I also put her in a play pin in our living room because she was so torn up she couldn't move, so deffently keep her separated.

 

[ChickDaze]

What I'm really worried about is internal organs. Is it even possible for the chickens to peck to them? I know I see her ear (the white thing on the bottom), but is that the cartilage or what?

 

[chickenchick12]

Can you tell if it's pecked down to the skull. We culled a pullet and a cockerel because of pecked areas. Of course I didn't want to but sometimes it's the best thing to do.

 

[ChickDaze]

Correction-I don't think I can cull a chicken. I couldn't cut on the frog in biology class, and it was already dead, and I didn't raise it from day two.

I don't think I see skull, but I really don't know.

 

[ChickDaze]

She can walk and stretch her neck. Idk if that helps any.

 

[Fancychooklady]

The important thing is to keep her away from the flock, when they see blood they are like a pack of vultures. Use an antibiotic spray , I use Terramycin for pinkeye . It's in too awkward a place to vet wrap, so you will need to keep her inside away from flies . My goat ripped her horn off and had brain matter exposed , I irrigated it with betadine to wash out any debris and sprayed it every day for a week. She made a full recovery. Keep a close eye on here for seizures of any kind and at the first sign of infection start her on a course of tylan.