I should mention she is eating really well, poops very large solid droppings daily, she digs at the hay in her crate and drinks about 4-6oz of water each day.
I’m so excited to hear about her process, these are all excellent signs!
You mentioned the hardness?
That is concerning and I’m not sure from here. This is the hard part I was talking about, it’ll get difficult to convey certain things over the message boards. It’s gonna take a lot of what you're seeing, that only you can see, and taking that with what your gut is telling you she needs… Keep communicating everything with us here tho, as keeping everyone posted is important, you never know something may trigger someone’s memory about what worked for them in the past about this “hardness”… !
If it was me, personally. I’d do a longer soak or do her Epsom soaks 2x a day. Try to do 10min.
If she’s fighting you. Lay a bath towel over her body, so just her head is just showing. This will put a little weight on ber body/wings & she may feel more secure.
I’m thinking this could be from the trauma. Her muscles are sore and therefore, tight? — This is my guess without being there to actually see & feel what your speaking of
It’s not drying skin you’re taking about, is it? If so, rubbing/massaging-in some coconut oil & lavender oil could help tremendously.
There are SO many good things she’s doing. She wouldn’t be having an appetite or drinking well if she had an infection brewing. And, her bowels are moving properly as well. Her breathing must be good as you didn’t say anything bad about that either, so yeah…ALL very, very good things!!
And, you didn’t mention anything bad about the wounds other than this hardness, so there’s no bad smell, no gasey, bubbly discharge, no more strange colors, no heavy bleeding …
ALL reassuring too!
Oh! This does remind me, since she’s lost blood. Chickens don’t have much to spare really, so it might be best to buy some Poultry Cell for her water. I personally LOVE this stuff. It’s perked up several of my birds out of a hard molt, after a nasty respiratory infection, and I also use it for a bit on my baby chicks for a vitamin & mineral boost. — It has “Iron” in it, so it would be wonderful for recent blood loss! It’s the only multi-vitamin/mineral product I’ve found for Chickens that includes Iron … You can get it at
Tractor Supply or
Amazon ..
Keep up the hard work! You’re doing so well
