Help!

[The Chicken Rookie]

I recently got a 3 month old Silky. I introduced Boots to my flock and a few hours later when I went to check on her she was bleeding. I turned her over onto her back and saw a wound that looked like she had been flayed open. When she breathed I could see what I think is an organ. The membrane was still intact, keeping all organs inside, but still. She is still eating and walking around normally in the crate that I have isolated her in. I went and checked the wound but her fluff blocks my view and I don’t want to pull her leg to the side in fear of hurting her or reopening what’s trying to heal. What do I do? Should I put her “out of her misery” or let her be and see if it heals?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you pist a pic? What other chickens did you put her in with?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

When you add a chicken to an existing flock you have to do it gradually. Otherwise the flock will perceive the new bird as an outsider, an intruder, and may kill it. There are some good articles on integrating in the Learning Center. Also it's much safer to introduce two or three rather than just one.

As for your chicken's injury, try to post a picture. Can you gently trim away feathers so you can see the wound? Flush it clean with sterile saline (you can make it yourself, Google it) in a spray bottle. Then blot it dry and coat it with triple antibiotic ointment like Neosporin ORIGINAL or its generic equivalent. Make sure it does NOT contain pain reliever as that is toxic to chickens. Do this twice daily and it should heal just fine. But keep the feathers out of it. And flies too. You fon't want flies laying rggs in it so check it daily.

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