HELP!! My hens are injured!

[casportpony]

You could also de-spur your roos. I've met people who've had roosters with such pointy spurs they can stab a hen so deeply that she didn't make it.

It's very simple to remove rooster spurs. The roosters even look prouder.

All you need is a pair of pliers, quick stop and gauze pads (if it bleeds at all).

Take the pliers and grip the spur firmly at the base (not tightly). And rock the pliers and the spur back and forth. There should be a pop or click and the spur will come off. There will be a raw new small spur with a little blood on it. Usually the spur won't bleed, if there are a few drops just take some quick stop and gauze and pat it on the new spur.

If you don't want to do that you can just clip the ends off with a pair of dog toe-nail trimmers.


Now talking about the hens.

Clean the wounds. (If you think they go to the muscle, get a vet.)
Put some antiseptic ointment (or Neosporin) on the cut.
You can get a blood disguise called "Blu-Kote". Dab it on next, so the other hens won't pick at the wound. Watch the wound every day to make sure it is doing alright.


Good luck.

I read somewhere if you heat a potato, then stick it on the spur before you use the pliers, that will help control bleeding.

For the hens wounds, I would flush with Betadine Solution.

 

[mariaschickens]

I guess toenails could do that, cut away!

See, what made me think toenails is bc my roos dont have any spurs to speak of, they are still young.

 

[mariaschickens]

I read somewhere if you heat a potato, then stick it on the spur before you use the pliers, that will help control bleeding.

For the hens wounds, I would flush with Betadine Solution.

What about the hen picking at her wound. I've got her seperate from the flock and i've noticed that she is picking feathers and such around the wound.

 

[casportpony]

What about the hen picking at her wound. I've got her seperate from the flock and i've noticed that she is picking feathers and such around the wound.

I'd just keep it clean and keep an eye on her.

 

[mariaschickens]

I'd just keep it clean and keep an eye on her.

Ok thanks.

 

[Stone13]

Im looking for some advice, my hen has a bloody comb on the back of it and it looks like two small lacerations to each side of the head beneath the comb.
I think either the rooster got a little rough with her and cut her while he did his thing or something tried getting it from above, I believe the first. What can I do to help her injuries? Neosporin, separate the rooster from my hens. I'm worried because its cold, she was shivering a little but I've got two heat lamps and extra straw for them. Thanks, Jim.

 

[JerseyGiantfolk]

Mariaschickens---
You can use a blood disguise called "Blu-Kote" or Rooster Booster products. It disguises the blood (somehow, chickens love the color red), so the other birds and the bird itself won't pick at it.

 

[mariaschickens]

So, i had a couple injured hens.. they had some really deep scratch wounds on thier backs, i acually lost one ...the other one is doing fine now, she is inside and being medicated. Now i have another problem. Something has gotten a hold of one of my roos. Whatever it was, almost completely severed the little guys tail nub off... i know this sounds crazy, but the only way to explain it is to refer to a fingertip that is severed in half.. thats what it looks like. I've cleaned it the best i could.. and put him in a dog crate, inside. He's eating and dinking, but his tail looks terrible. Any advice to heal this wound as quickly as possible would be great....it really needs stitched back together but thats not an option now, it's been too long. Help!! What could be doing this to my babies?
Could Guineas do this kind of damage?

 

[mariaschickens]

Im looking for some advice, my hen has a bloody comb on the back of it and it looks like two small lacerations to each side of the head beneath the comb.
I think either the rooster got a little rough with her and cut her while he did his thing or something tried getting it from above, I believe the first. What can I do to help her injuries? Neosporin, separate the rooster from my hens. I'm worried because its cold, she was shivering a little but I've got two heat lamps and extra straw for them. Thanks, Jim.

Jim, sounds like to me that you are doing everything right with your hen. Seperate her from the flock if you are worried about her, then just clean and cover the wound with neosporin. I dont think that you could do anything more than what you have done, with the heat lamps and extra straw, sounds like you have some lucky chickens..lol. Although keep in mind that chickens go into shock and die very easily when wounded (badly) and when cold...but i dont think you have anything to worry about.

 

[KatHunt]

Hi, I have had a similar problem in the past, and after time & patience discovered that a rather enthusiastic & clumsy young cockerel's spurs were indeed the problem. I think if you remove the cockerel, or de-spur him you will probably help resolve the problem. Of course there is also the possibility that the claws need trimming. I have one beautiful white cockerel, Beekist, whose claws grow incredibly fast, and who funnily enough has an extra back claw on both feet! Whatever you decide to try - good luck!