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[Ellisa]

Her feathers are beautiful. What kind is she?

Thank you, she is a golden sex link, loves to be held and cuddled and was my 1st to give us an egg

 

[circesfire]

I have stitched birds (not chickens) before. I would not do it for a would never do it for a wound like this. Birds skin is very fragile compared to a person (for practice we would use banana skins for adult birds and tissue paper for babies). She's looking good; you are doing a great job taking care of her.

 

[Cathryn]

I'd give the duramycin for 14 days. That is what my vet had me do. Cathryn rainbowsilkies MI

 

[Ellisa]

I have stitched birds (not chickens) before. I would not do it for a would never do it for a wound like this. Birds skin is very fragile compared to a person (for practice we would use banana skins for adult birds and tissue paper for babies). She's looking good; you are doing a great job taking care of her.

Thanks, birds skin is fragile... yikes... I don't even want to think about stitches not working on them! Thank you, she is her normal peppy, talkative self!!!!

 

[Ellisa]

I'd give the duramycin for 14 days. That is what my vet had me do. Cathryn rainbowsilkies MI

okay sounds good!!! It's been 11 days! I will stop after the 14th!!! Thank you!!!

 

[Cathryn]

You can go longer than 14 days if you think it is needed. After you start the blu kote I am hoping that the wound can hurry up, get the new skin filled in, so she can start growing feathers. After she is off antibiotics I'd give her probiotics. I use gro2max, found it at Twin City Poultry Supply. Cathryn rainbowsilkies MI

 

[Ellisa]

You can go longer than 14 days if you think it is needed. After you start the blu kote I am hoping that the wound can hurry up, get the new skin filled in, so she can start growing feathers. After she is off antibiotics I'd give her probiotics. I use gro2max, found it at Twin City Poultry Supply. Cathryn rainbowsilkies MI

Great I'll start her on blu kote asap. I was told she may never grow feathers again...it seems to be closing up. I'll keep her on the duramycin, until the probiotics comes in the mail.

The only thing I found on that website was this, E-7-4 Poultry Vitamins, Electrolytes & Probiotics, with this description: One of the best poultry vitamins on the market. Should I just move on and look for exactly what you said?

 

[creativetracy]

Actually it's happened about 10 years ago, so I don't remember exactly, but maybe 3-4 weeks.
You will need to be careful when you reintroduce her to the flock, because they will most likely attack her, because when you remove and then reintroduce a bird, it disrupts the pecking order. It takes a while for them to accept them back into the flock.

I agree. I've been re-introducing my injured chicken to the flock and have run into problems. I've tried isolating her and giving her several supervised visits (didn't work), then I isolated the 2 meanest hens, anyway to make a long story short, I've had to put pinless peepers on all the hens except the injured one. The first day was a disaster, but they are ok now. It seems to be working thanks to all the advice from people here on Backyard Chickens that is posted on this website somewhere! I sure hope Ellisa doesn't have any problems.

 

[creativetracy]

Thank you, she is a golden sex link, loves to be held and cuddled and was my 1st to give us an egg

Our are Golden Comets (sex links also)!

 

[Ellisa]

I agree. I've been re-introducing my injured chicken to the flock and have run into problems. I've tried isolating her and giving her several supervised visits (didn't work), then I isolated the 2 meanest hens, anyway to make a long story short, I've had to put pinless peepers on all the hens except the injured one. The first day was a disaster, but they are ok now. It seems to be working thanks to all the advice from people here on Backyard Chickens that is posted on this website somewhere! I sure hope Ellisa doesn't have any problems.

Thank you, I was thinking about making them, those chicken/hen saddles/jackets, so they all have something to distract themselves and a bunch of treats!!!!