I rescued a hen beginning of August with a horrific, moldy, gangrenous wound...*Graphic photos! and

[sourland]

WOW! You are doing a great thing. Chickens' recuperative powers from skin/flesh wounds have always amazed me.

 

[Melabella]

Kwinnypoo,


This is a wonderfully amazing story. How lucky your hen is to have you. Do you have any idea on how old she is? I can't imagine what happened to her to put her in that condition. Poor baby. Has she become more tame with you since living with you. I am sure she appreciates being with you.

What a nice thing you have done, are you a nurse? lol. Do you have other chickens?

Way to go! Thanks for sharing!


MB

 

[Beaky Buzzard]

Great job!!! keep us updated!!!!

 

[kwinnypoo]

Kwinnypoo,


This is a wonderfully amazing story. How lucky your hen is to have you. Do you have any idea on how old she is? I can't imagine what happened to her to put her in that condition. Poor baby. Has she become more tame with you since living with you. I am sure she appreciates being with you.

What a nice thing you have done, are you a nurse? lol. Do you have other chickens?

Way to go! Thanks for sharing!


MB

Hey there! She is young still... I believe she would have started laying very soon, had she not gotten her body nearly ripped in half. Will she ever lay again? Probably not... But wouldn't that just be an amazing feat if she did?! Her comb has grown since being with me-- it was smaller to start, comparable to a young bird still growing...

She was tame to start-- but she was so weak and worn out from fighting to survive in the Alaskan wilderness for 3 weeks on her own that she barely had enough strength to fight us off (in fact she had none)... As she healed more, she became stronger, more feisty, and began to struggle during her care.

She is very curious and loves to peck at EVERYTHING. She has a fetish with water-- she drinks so much she vomits it up, and continues drinking, which in turn gives her really watery diarrhea poop. We have to restrict (severely) her water intake... Not sure if this is caused by brain damage, or something else... Once she heals, we'll go see the vet and get a work-up to be sure everything is working properly.

I am not a nurse, but am a veterinarian's assistant. (I got this job AFTER doing most of the work with Chickie)... I've just had a knack for animals.

Overall I'm very pleased with her progress, and can't wait for her to be healed completely!

 

[kwinnypoo]

Chickie has spent 2 months out side now... And is a high functioning adult. Egg laying isn't known, I didn't think to check her pubic bones while I was holding her, but I wouldn't care if she ever did. Her feathers have grown back completely, but her toe is still deformed from being broken. She is not bothered by it though, it is not painful, just ... fat and ugly. She is fairing the weather well, even after living indoors for several months while she healed... Overall I am pleased with her success!



Zoey, my daughter, holding Chickie in the yard today. She has been outside for 2 months now, and has integrated into our flock very well!



Here we are.



The area where her wound was... completely feathered in.



Standing on my leg.



Chickie, on the Right, with Honey Boo Boo, on the L-- she is another rescued hen, but her wounds were not even a drop in the hat compared to Chickie's.



Hanging out with some of the others...

 

[da417]

You are a wonderful "mother hen".

 

[Murphyslaw123]

Wow! That is so amazing! Thank you for taking her in and saving her life.

 

[flgardengirl]

Great job. Chickens never cease to amaze me with their capacity to heal. She is so lucky she found you!

 

[PAchickenlover]

You are amazing! Chickie is amazing also! Thank you so much for sharing your story!

 

[Melabella]

Kwinnypoo!

THank you so very much for the update, and the pictures! This thread slipped way down my list, and when I was scrolling down, saw there were new posts!

Way to go girl! If I am every lost and injured out in the woods, I hope you find me and patch me back up!

Super job, she looks amazing. Love the pic with DD holding her. Another BYC member in the making. WHat a wonderful thing you have taught her.

Cheers to you, and Happy Holidays!

MB