Help ! Hen attacked and comb detached

Solange73

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Aug 28, 2020
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I found her like this this morning , I cleaned it put antiseptic chicken spray for wounds and topped with blood stop .. stopped bleeding it dried it is black from dried blood ...
i can lift the back end of Combe it is detached from head ... will that heal ? What can I treat it with for best results ? She is in house with me so separated from the others for her to heal
 

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Separate the chicken in a dog crate or pen, so that she isn’t pecked and injured more, because of the red blood color. You can use Vetericyn or Betadine on the comb to disinfect it, followed by a dab of plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment. If she is not bothered by the torn comb, you can leave it alone and let it heal. But if she is shaking her head a lot or the comb continues to bleed, you can cut off the hanging part of the comb with the sharpest scissors that you can find. Be sure to disinfect the are with betadine first. Doing this in the evening might be best since the chicken would hopefully sleep all night, and not be too active where bleeding might occur. Some breeds of combs are routinely dubbed or cut off, but this type of partial dubbing is to help prevent further comb damage. Here is a long thread with multiple similar experiences and what they did:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chickens-comb-is-half-torn-off-need-help.90375/
 
Separate the chicken in a dog crate or pen, so that she isn’t pecked and injured more, because of the red blood color. You can use Vetericyn or Betadine on the comb to disinfect it, followed by a dab of plain Neosporin or Triple Antibiotic Ointment. If she is not bothered by the torn comb, you can leave it alone and let it heal. But if she is shaking her head a lot or the comb continues to bleed, you can cut off the hanging part of the comb with the sharpest scissors that you can find. Be sure to disinfect the are with betadine first. Doing this in the evening might be best since the chicken would hopefully sleep all night, and not be too active where bleeding might occur. Some breeds of combs are routinely dubbed or cut off, but this type of partial dubbing is to help prevent further comb damage. Here is a long thread with multiple similar experiences and what they did:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chickens-comb-is-half-torn-off-need-help.90375/
Thank you so much , do you think it will stick back when healing ? Or stay detached ? She is separated from the rest since it happened
 

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