Help! My last barred rock is on one leg! Literally!!!!!

[kelleowen]

This is good to here my Barred rocks just started laying, and they are very small. I am hoping for bigger ones as time goes by. My husband says they look like Bantam egg. Lol

 

[Kiki]

@Stajemahal Are you saying you have found maggots in an wound on her?

Soak her more to flush the maggots out.

Keeping her indoors away from flies may be wise until she heals too.

 

[Stajemahal]

I was under the impression that fly strike attacked the vent. But obviously I was wrong.
The only thing I can think of is that my male duck (who also went after TJ my barred rock rooster before he passed) was chasing her around the run yesterday. She went to fly up to a Roost I have in the run and my male duck had a hold of her tail feathers. Could this have caused the wound?
A lot of the maggots floated out in the epsom salt bath however I still see some.
I cannot make it to the store for any type of antibiotic ointment until late this evening.
Will she make it til then? Maybe?

 

[Stajemahal]

The vent doesn't sound as problematic as the leg. Look at the pad of her foot, it might be bumblefoot. Epsom salt soaks are great for that, but there are lots of other treatments to research, including home surgery.

No bumblefoot. First thing I checked.

 

[Kiki]

Fly strike can happen on any area of the body where there is a wound.

 

[Stajemahal]

If your cat ATE it it may be fine....let's hope

Sorry. My cats foot.

 

[Stajemahal]

This is the wound I noticed before checking her leg. It is abover her vent as previously stated, where the tail feathers grow.

 

[Stajemahal]

And the leg which has no maggots.

 

[chicks are life]

That looks...bad
I would keep her inside in a dog crate full of pine shavings.
Put homade or store bought electrolytes in water.give her wetted chick feed mixed with scrambled eggs. Trim feather by wound away.
Put non painkiller neosproin on her wounds.
If you have it put lavender essitail oil on it duiited with coconut oil. And I don't know how you are going to wrap of up...

 

[Stajemahal]

I just don't know what happened.
I checked the coop to see if there were any holes for maybe a predator but nothing. I'm clueless as to how any of this happened. Specifically the leg. It's like she skinned it.
I will try everything mentioned. Thank you.