HELP! Chicken attacked by dog! *update* with pics

[roosterhavoc]

I have also used blue kote for years on chickens. I’m aware of what the label says. The pic of the OP’s bird clearly show the bird is standing and alert. While the wound may look bad a cut on any chicken through the skin will expose fat like that. I raise a lot of gamefowl and plenty of my hens have come out the other side of fights with hawks, foxes, raccoons, opossums and other chickens alive and kicking albeit some wounded. I’ve stitched them up, doctored and babied when needed.
There’s many different ways to treat wounds. I suppose it’s up to the chicken owner to decide what they really need to do.
I see so many people offered advice that’s just not practical for most. I’m doubtful much of it is actually followed anyway. To each their own.

 

[ThatCrazyChickenGirl]

Just gave her some egg, and she was absolutely thrilled with it. Ate the entire yolk and picked at the whites. Didn’t notice trembling this time!

I’m going to trim back the feathers around the wound this evening and reapply the antibiotic ointment. I assume we should keep the wound moist until it starts to scab?

 

[ThatCrazyChickenGirl]

Also, I’ll pick up some blue Kote to have on hand for when she scabs up.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, I would keep it moist with ointment twice a day. If you see green skin around the wound, that is probably bruising. Eating and drinking is a good sign.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x Keeping it moist with the Neosporin, keeping her warm in the event she's in shock ... gotten good advice.

 

[ThatCrazyChickenGirl]

So I think we’re on day 4 now, and her wound looks like this. It seems to be ‘sealing’ up, though no scab yet.

She hasn’t been drinking as much as I’d like, and her eating slowed down as well, which concerns me. Any way to encourage her to do both, or do I need to syringe feed? (We have done this before with a chick).

She had good stool for the first few days, but today they are watery and a light green.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Try moist cat food or even her feed, scrambled eggs or boiled egg yolk, yogurt, maybe some Nutri Drench?

@casportpony @azygous @WVduckchick @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive
Thank you in advance for any help you can give this OP

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree with ChickNanny13 to try different things to tempt her to eat. Well, I think I would go ahead and spray some BluKote on the wounds, and let her have a supervised visit with the other chickens tomorrow. Many chickens become depressed when they are separated from their flock. I really hope that is all that is wrong. If possible she could have supervised visits, or be in a crate with them inside the coop and out in the yard. See if that perks her up and gets helps her appetite. You can use the BluKote and ointment together, which can help to keep flies away from the wound.

 

[azygous]

Has her behavior changed from being vocal to being mute? Is she behaving lethargically lately? Have you noticed any redness around the wound site? I'm concerned about infection. You might want to be ready to step in with an oral antibiotic if you notice the symptoms I mentioned.

 

[WVduckchick]

How old is she? Is she laying and has she laid since this happened?

Also might be a good idea to get a baseline weight now, to see if she maintains or loses weight as this goes on.

I had a hen get caught by a neighbors dog. It was a dog trained to retrieve birds, so he just carried her to his owner and dropped her. Minimal visible damage, and she just seemed shocked for the first evening, but seemed fine the next day. But then she went downhill and I realized he had crushed an egg inside her. She died a few days later. Just something else to watch for.