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[mlm Mike]

Quote: I like turkey meat too.

Quote: It's really not much of a temptation, other than turkeys and maybe quail.

 

[Saris]

The swelling is pretty normal with lacerations. I would clean the wounds, and at the minimum put something like neosporin without pain relief on the cuts. No on the rabies. Might want to isolate him from the flock.

I will get to work on that. he is separate now. My husband has saline solution for his cuts and I will hunt down some ointment for them as well.

 

[Pensmaster]

I like turkey meat too. 

It's really not much of a temptation, other than turkeys and maybe quail. 

Didn't know they had quail.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Like I said, who knows? Only thing I know is that I'm no buzzystingeyologist guy.

Lovely chicken friends. I have a Bielefelder Cockerel, who in his bid to save our flock from a raccoon, suffered many face lacerations. None were immediately life threatening but in the last 2 hours his face has swollen immensely.

1) I assume this is normal and not a sign of hidden respiratory issues?

2) Is there anything I can give him to help reduce the swelling

3) Should he get anitbiotics? None of the wounds seem deep.

4) Do chickens get rabies?

5) what would you do?

Flush all wounds with saline solution.
Then use betadine (organic iodine) DO NOT USE hydrogen peroxide.
Then an eye type triple antibiotic ointment.
Do this twice a day.
Some campho phenique before the ointment wouldn't hurt.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Sometimes they have a sign, usually early summer, saying they do. I'm not certain what all they hatch there. I know their heritage turkeys are shipped from someplace else, and ducks are shipped from some place else.

 

[Saris]

Flush all wounds with saline solution.
Then use betadine (organic iodine) DO NOT USE hydrogen peroxide.
Then an eye type triple antibiotic ointment.
Do this twice a day.
Some campho phenique before the ointment wouldn't hurt.

He's now separated, wounds have been flushed, I used silver ointment, I will use a different ointment this evening.

 

[Saris]

Here is his face before cleaning.





Poor guy is a trooper.

 

[kajira]

Here is his face before cleaning.





Poor guy is a trooper.

good thing he's' a sweetie and letting you take care of him.

 

[mlm Mike]

Quote: Can you clarify what you mean by betadine being organic iodine? Iodine is found on the periodic table, and also the primary ingredient to betadine. My understanding while iodine has many uses, betadine is iodine chemically massaged/enhanced to make iodine a better wound cleanser.

 

[kajira]

Put pork ribs in the croc pot with potatoes. Gonna mash the potatoes and steam up some broccoli for dinner.