Help! Exposed crop due to injury

[thirteen wings farms]

i was walking through my back yard and i noticed a clump of feathers on the ground, i went to check on one of my chickens, rachel, and she was missing a huge chunk of skin. they usually stay inside their run but they had escaped. i isolated her and cleaned the wound a bit when i noticed her crop is completely exposed. i don’t know if it is cut open or not, and i’m going to get first aid supplies as we speak. i’m not sure what to do! any pointers??

 

[sourland]

sorry for the circumstances. If the crop is cut open, I would suggest suturing or gluing it together. If it is only the skin, depending upon the degree of injury, I would consider lightly suturing it together to cover the crop. Good luck with her.

 

[thirteen wings farms]

thank you, it means a lot for your response

 

[aart]

How's she looking this morning?
Was crop cut open?
Post pics of wound, please.

 

[thirteen wings farms]

The crop was cut open, we glued it together last night but she had re opened it. i put butterfly bandaids over it to keep it as closed as possible. she has not lost a lot of blood. i just wrapped it to keep it clean, i’ll send pictures this afternoon. when i check it again. thank you for asking! she laid an egg this morning too.

 

[CHlCKEN]

The crop was cut open, we glued it together last night but she had re opened it. i put butterfly bandaids over it to keep it as closed as possible. she has not lost a lot of blood. i just wrapped it to keep it clean, i’ll send pictures this afternoon. when i check it again. thank you for asking! she laid an egg this morning too.

Make sure she’s isolated. A dark quiet place would keep stress levels down. That may be the last egg for a while. (Don’t take my word for it though)

 

[thirteen wings farms]

How's she looking this morning?
Was crop cut open?
Post pics of wound, please.

 

[thirteen wings farms]

i checked on it again just now and it has a white gel in it? i’m not sure what it is or if it’s natural

 

[aart]

Yikes, that's gnarly!
Way beyond my experience.
@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is vet care an option?