I need help now PLEASE! :'(

[TherryChicken]

I was wondering can they still eat and drink with those on?
Here is a picture of her today before i rinsed her off, day 2 of vetericyn

 

[TherryChicken]

 

[MamaJoJo]

This poor baby. keeping infection away is the most important thing right now. Honestly the wound looks really good. I'm new to chickens so I don't really know if this is a good idea or not but it seems to me that putting in a suture would help healing but still keep it open enough to clean it and allow it to drain. This is entirely from human medicine perspective though. With my hen that had her neck ripped open through to the crop I didn't suture because of the possibility of food being trapped inside the body cavity and causing secondary problems. again, I don't know about chickens...

 

[cntrywmnkw]

Poor baby. I'm not a VET, but I don't think the wound looks that bad, just keep up the irrigating with the Epsom Salt & warm water solution 2-3 times a day & keep up the antibiotics. Is she eating & drinking ok? Just continue keeping her warm & quiet & make sure she has fresh water & goodies to eat. As has been said on her before, it's amazing what these babies can heal up from & quickly.

 

[binza1979]

I had a girl with wounds worse that your gal's and she survived. I think she may have had a stroke during the healing process because she walked with a limp and her tail was crooked after all was said and done. I never could put her in with the LF again. We built an addition on the coop just for her. We then got bantams and put them in with her. She mothered them. It was the sweetest thing ever. She lived for about 9 months after the injury before she died on her nest. She didn't lay any eggs though.

 

[TherryChicken]

Thanks everyone and binza that's so sad ..

 

[FruitfulFaith]

We had chickens when I was young, and once a dog bit off the back of one of our chicken's neck. The poor thing was still alive, walking along with it's face touching the ground. My mom took fishing line and just sewed one edge of the open wound to the other. That's the only medical care it received. And it made a full recovery! Chickens are pretty bad@$$ when it comes to injuries! I think your chicken looks great considering, and I bet she will be fine!

 

[TherryChicken]

Thank you! Still new to this stuff

 

[MamaJoJo]

I am just checking in on your hen.

 

[wendytwoshoes]

You can use steri-strips to close the wound and use neosporin. If there is a feed store or country store near your home you can also buy livestock glue/paste. Chickens are extremely resilient.