HELP!! My hens are injured!

[casportpony]

Have you trimmed his spurs?

 

[mariaschickens]

Hi
I have two ladies with large gashes under there wings. very similar to the injury described in the beginning of this thread. I have cleaned and sewed them up, and left a small hole at the bottom of the gash for draining in case any infection occurs.

How can I tell if this is my clumsy very young roo or the chicken hawk that has been pestering my folk for the past week???

I have two roos and the younger beta one is clumsy and big, not very large spurs but could have longer toe nails. I'll check his feet tomorrow.

I would like to keep this rooster for breading he is a handsome Chantecler. I also need roos to keep predators a bit at bay. Does any one have experience with the little hen jackets? Do they work? I can't put them on all twenty of my lady's but I can put them on the two girls that are healing up.
Thanks a bunch

I acually have in use a hen jacket, and she loves it. My roo has picked her as a favorite and she has a few feathers missing. The jackets are easily made, and bought, look online for them. My husband made ours. Oh, and really watch ur bigger roos and thier toenails, they will do some damage.

 

[Ricky Rooster]

I had something similar happen with one of my hens today! I brought her inside and getting ready to clean her wound and put some ointment on it. The rooster will be finding a new home!

 

[chickenmomma2]

I had an Americana hen acting strangely a couple days ago. She was avoiding all the other chickens. Then yesterday I noticed she was keeping her tail feathers down and wouldn't come out of the coop. I thought maybe she was egg bound. I brought her in and put her in a tub of warm water and massaged her behind and got her to drink some olive oil when I noticed she had a slash under her wing. It was deep and very large. Had healed so stitches I don't think are going to help. I washed it off and put neosporin on it and she is right now in the brooder box alone. I'm going to get my neighbor's cage and put her in that to give her more room and more light. She has eaten a little, but not much. I just hope she makes it.

 

[chickenmomma2]

Guineas are mean but I don't know if they can do that kind of damage. If you have guineas with your chickens I strongly recommend you separate them. Does your roo free range? If so, sounds like something got it.....skunk maybe? or other preditor.

 

[ChiChiLady]

Thanks all for your comments. At this point I am still somewhat up in the air as to if the original injury was a chicken hawk or the rooster being too rough. I have since been keeping an eye on my roos toe nails. One bird is doing great and the wound is still closed the other bird I just picked up today and saw that the wound has reopened. This bird was unfortunately my first attempt at sewing up and I did not know what I was doing. The bird whose wound still seems to be closed and healing got the benefit of official doctor like stitching technique. I watched a few videos on line that were meant for training medical school students!! Thank God for the Internet. As for the lady whose wound is open again I am wondering if the stress of having to be sewn up again is worth it. The wound is not quite at gaping as when it was first stitched up. I am thinking making a saddle jacket and cleaning it well every few days may be enough. She is eating and seems fine, what caught my eye is the other birds seem to be picking on her, her back is bare either from other birds picking on her or maybe she is a favorite of the roo. Wish my fancy phone hadn't broke I'd take a few pictures for you all. I am also considering taking this bird to the vet just for the hands on lesson in how to stich and care for a wound, might be worth the money for that. I'm just having a hard time thinking about paying over a hundred dollars to stich up a layer. I love my birds but they are not pets, they are functional, we have them to feed the family. thanks all for any opinions and advice you might have.

 

[clive]

Help. My sablepoot bamtam is dragging one leg backwards and won't walk on it no sign of swelling or break. What can i do

 

[casportpony]

Help. My sablepoot bamtam is dragging one leg backwards and won't walk on it no sign of swelling or break. What can i do

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-Kathy