How to keep chicken(s) from pecking leg wound

[Eggcessive]

That sounds very frustrating. Is she along and separated and maybe just bored? Could she have mites or lice on her body? I am not sure that maybe adding a menthol ointment such as Vicks might be more soothing to her legs while it heals or not. I find that Vicks or menthol eases itchy skin. There also is new skin like hydrocolloid bandages at many pharmacies (CVS, etc) than can be used on wounds, that may be thicker. I think you may be able to cut them to shape. I will try and find an example. Here you go:
https://www.cvs.com/shop/cvs-health...MI6NCu64nYjAMVaUP_AR24ciy0EAQYAiABEgLzB_D_BwE

 

[Eggcessive]

If all else fails, I might make a little light weight neck collar like people wear on airplanes. A long skinny balloon covered in in a sock might work.

 

[sean_wonder]

If all else fails, I might make a little light weight neck collar like people wear on airplanes. A long skinny balloon covered in in a sock might work.

They make E-collars (cone of shame) in sizes small enough for kittens. Soft ones that come in shapes like donuts. Maybe something like that could fit her?

 

[Eggcessive]

Chicken sling chairs could keep her legs out of reach at night if she would stay in one. Here is a link for those, and the design is in post 11:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/versions-of-chick-chairs-please.1166308/

 

[Rocking W]

It’s been over a month now since she was wounded and every time we take off the bandages at night, by the morning she pecks on the wounds and it bleeds again. Should we constantly keep it bandaged during the night too? Will it heal this way with just antibiotic ointment and cleaning the wound nightly but keeping it bandaged night and day?
Or do we remove the bandages and put her in a e-caller for birds?

Her wounds are healing!

I’ll post photos here from today and on the other thread (re diarrhea). We decided to keep her leg bandaged—just loosely vs tight after cleaning it with the Silver spray for chickens and applying antibiotic ointment.

She’s eating the moistened chicken feed and scrambled eggs and is drinking more nutrient rich water (see photo).

Regarding post on other thread: 2 days ago she wasn’t eating or drinking much and would just stand or sit with her eyes closed and hadn’t had a solid poop for about 5 days. These were new symptoms and we are still concerned even though she is eating and slightly drinking more today.

She has been isolated in our garage since March 9; the date of her injury. We’ve also taken her outside almost daily to free graze and supplying her with her water and feed, but separated from the rest of the flock. We live in the desert, so she has access to natural grit outside.

No rooster and no bully hens. All hens are now 25 & 27 weeks old and they get along well with each other.

 

[Rocking W]

Here is an update on our precious hen, Happy:

Post in thread 'Help! Hen with diarrhea and is lethargic'
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...arrhea-and-is-lethargic.1659735/post-28548797