Healed head, is it infected?

[hrayb]

My hen hast hatched her first chicks in October. They have always been with my flock and have been fine. One of them was being picked one for a couple days, i put some medicine on her head for 2 days and then it was fine. Now 2 weeks later it looks like this, is it infected? Did it heal weird??
I’ll add photos of it injured and now
Thanks!!

 

[Stravager]

What medicine did you use? It doesn't look like it scabbed over very well from what I can see. Is it a hard scab or is it kind of squishy underneath?
@Eggcessive or one of the others might know a little more.

 

[hrayb]

What medicine did you use? It doesn't look like it scabbed over very well from what I can see. Is it a hard scab or is it kind of squishy underneath?
@Eggcessive or one of the others might know a little more.

That black part is rock hard, I can kinda wiggle it and see like wet red flesh underneath.
I sprayed vetericyn on it

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'd suggest moistening that plug, & gently remove it, clean the wound, then add some non pain Relieving Triple Antibiotic ointment to the wound to keep it moist for air healing.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would probably apply some Neosporin to it every day to keep it soft. I will try and find a picture of @coach723 ’s hen who healed from a similar injury. Okay, here is her picture of a scalped hen weeks later:

 

[Stravager]

That black part is rock hard, I can kinda wiggle it and see like wet red flesh underneath.
I sprayed vetericyn on it

Yup, sounds like the scab formed very badly, and the wound isn't actually protected by it at that point.
Vetericyn should be sprayed 2-3 times a day (even 4 times) for a shallow injury until the wound is fully healed, and it's best if you spray and then put an ointment over top if it's a deeper wound. Spraying it for a couple days won't do much.
Definitely use an ointment to keep it soft as it heals and to help protect it from investigative hens picking out of curiosity.

 

[coach723]

Doesn't look like normal scabbing and healing. Don't know if it's infection or it just got caked up with dirt. I would work on softening and removing all that. It does look like there is some swelling around the edges. Go slow, it may take several days/attempts to get it all cleaned up. Then I would flush it out well with some chlorhexidine (hibiclens), remove any pus if you see any, and then apply neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment several times a day to keep it covered and moist. Pictures of the stuff you remove and of how the injury looks after cleaning it out might be helpful.