I performed my first emergency chicken surgery!

[Coffeewastedmomma]

One of our girls managed to tear half of her comb off!
I knew I had to remove the little bit that was still attached!
Uhhhh!
Yup. Me?!?!
I was in no way prepared for this!
Thankfully, my amazing husband help hold her while I performed a "comb-ectomy".
We all survived...pullet included!
Thank God for BYC, books and google!

 

[casportpony]

Wow, good job!

 

[Coffeewastedmomma]

Day #2 since "surgery"

 

[casportpony]

Looks good!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Looks great!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

I had to this to my Orpington hen last year.
She got into a bad hen fight, & she had half of her comb ripped off. Her head was all bloody, the torn part of the comb was purple, & dying, so I climbed it off with a sanitized pair of scissors, & cleaned the wound with Hydrogen peroxide, & covered it triple antibiotic ointment.

 

[Coffeewastedmomma]

5 days post surgery.
We added more "blue goop" antibiotic cream. She isn't fond of it.
How does she look?

 

[Coffeewastedmomma]

12 days later....
She is going great!

 

[DebraMarvinchicks]

I had to this to my Orpington hen last year.
She got into a bad hen fight, & she had half of her comb ripped off. Her head was all bloody, the torn part of the comb was purple, & dying, so I climbed it off with a sanitized pair of scissors, & cleaned the wound with Hydrogen peroxide, & covered it triple antibiotic ointment.

 

[DebraMarvinchicks]

Thank you for your help