Help, my pullet got scalped by her siblings

[Chickassan]

I'd use superglue before i'd use nuskin, superglue dosen't burn.

Liquid bandage works to seal cuts, but it burns like a @#$%# %^&*^R.! Don't know if chickens feel that kind of pain, might use it as a last resort.

 

[Chickassan]

Op, you don't want to seal that. You can loosly bandage or tape the edges closer. You want to keep it clean and moist, which is why I suggest honey. Don't put her back in the coop, besides being pecked she's a banquet for flies right now.

 

[Shadrach]

Poor girl.
That was a bit more than morning excitement leaving the coop!
I've had mum do similar, but not nearly as bad to one of her chicks. The chick is alive today but feathers didn't grow back where the wound was which was high on the back of her neck.
The reason the chick got attacked by her mother was because her mum had hatched 10 chicks and just couldn't cope. The coop they were in wasn't nearly big enough and I had been caught out by the numbers and couldn't build a new coop quickly enough.
I used Stockholm Hoof Tar on her wound, but I'm not sure I would use it on your poor girl at the moment. It is worth considering once the head is less bloody and sore. It will seal the wound and hide the injury from the other hens. That could mean less time with you, while having her close for a while may be lovely for you, it isn't what's best for her. She'll want to rejoin her family as soon as possible. It's worth a thought.
Have a look at Stockholm Hoof Tar on the web. if you want some more information on my experiences of using this product, feel free to contact me through my inbox.

 

[ReliezFarm]

thanks everybody, i'm running down to the vet/feed store to get the products. not going to use 2nd skin, like you said, it's got too much alcohol and still gum up the feather badly. I corrected the age to 7.5 weeks, my bad...

 

[MaddMaverick]

Please don't put super glue on a wound that large... it's safe to use on cuts but not large gashes. I use it on myself for cuts, but one thing most people don't know is it doesn't store well. A year after the production date it's junk. You can prolong its life a little in the freezer but waiting on it to thin out enough to use it is a pain. The organic octyl-cyanocrylate version is what is used in the medical field and holds up better. And it's less prone to allergic reactions. Repeated use of the regular industrial kind can cause some people to develop a reaction to it after time. Someday i will get smart enough to buy some medical grade and throw it in the freezer unopened. If you freeze it before opening it can last years. But once you open it you've got a year to use it.

 

[MaddMaverick]

How's the chick doing?

 

[Al Capon]

How's the chick doing?

Yeah, still alive?

That's a helluva wound..

 

[Peoples]

Isolate her until healed. My chicken got a large skin would from dog ripping feather out. I washed with soapy water (Dawn dish soap) and used Neosporin. The wound was a size if a quarter and it healed but took daily care and several weeks.

 

[ReliezFarm]

She is looking great. Thanks everybody for the help. The head is all healed up, just a patch of skin now. Some feathers are growing back in, but there will always be a patch of raw skin.
She has a new name now, Kojak (i don't care that she isn't a he).
She also had quite a bit of damage on her body, missing many feathers, bruised and swollen. She is preening her feathers back into shape and less sensitive to my petting now.
She has also become very good friends with my indoor cats. they enjoy sitting on top of her cage and entertaining her. I let the chicken out and they chase each other around the house (under supervision). My cats grew up with chicks, so they don't try to eat them and respect their pecking. When I bring out the dried shrimp treats, they both run to me

I'm going to use the blue kote to keep it covered; so the other birds don't attack it again and also as sun protection. I wonder how long the blue kote stays one, it seems very thick.
the oil in the picture is from the neosporin ointment. I put it on 2x day to keep the wound soft and germ free.

 

[Eggcessive]

She looks great. BluKote can be used every 2-3 days. Just check to see when it fades and give another spray. Thanks for the update. She may regrow feathers to cover the wound after her next molt.