Injured Chick Need Help UPDATED

[Mommy2Blaze]

Wow, thank you all so much for all of the help. The cut isn't deep at all and it is like the skin was peeled or pushed back you know. There isn't a flap but what would I do, just pull it down and then stitch? I am not bothered by the stitching, we have horses and have had a few bang ups and injuries here and there. My husband asked if we could use Corona on it. That is what we use on the horses when they get these types of injuries. It is thick and used for healing too. Might stay on better than neosporin. I will be moving her into a container of her own with her water and feed I just wanted her to relax for a while and she is sleeping and not even trying to get up or sounding distressed. I will also taker her outside in a little while after I lay my son down for nap. I gave her some sugar water by dropper and she drank it too so I think that is good.

 

[weeders n feeders]

FEw years ago I had a bantam that got clawed through the fence by neighborhood dog. Skin was ripped off her entire side. It was still connected on the underside though. I spayed it with wound spray and wrapped with gauze and then with a sticky elastic bandage and put her in a "mini coop" that is a little raised house that fits inside a small tractor like pen. Put food and water in the house with her. It was middle of summer so I was really worried about flies getting on the wound which is why I wrapped it. She drank some but didn't eat much for almost two days. Also didn't leave the house. She was alert but didn't move much. After two days she jumped to the ground -about a foot drop and started eating again. After about two weeks I unwrapped it and and there was no sigh of infection and appeared to be healing. After another week I again unwrapped it and this time the skin flap was shrunken and feathers were all matted up. I carefully lifted the flap and there was fresh new skin below. I cut off as much of the old flap and feathers as I could and did not wrap again. Soon feathers came in. In less than six weeks she was totally back to normal and laying again.
So I'd say you're on the right track. Make sure she takes water and within a day or two is eating. Since it her neck might need softer foods as swallowing may be difficult. And make sure the would stays clean.
Good luck

 

[Judy]

Personally I'd pull the flap back as best I could, sort of like a bandage, but I wouldn't suture (and suturing doesn't bother me either.) I think these injury wounds, "dirty" wounds, do best when left to scab over and granulate in. It just needs Neosporin added maybe daily, rest, and protection from its flockmates for now. And protection from flies, too.

And some good food and loving, of course.

 

[Mommy2Blaze]

I want to thank everyone for trying to help me. We ended up having to shoot the poor thing. I think it' sneck was broken. It couldn't stand, couldn't move one leg or even grip with it's toes and couldn't lift it's head at all. I thought it was more humane to just shoot it than to wait and see just in case it may get better you know. So sad about it though. But it did give us an opportunity to explain some things to Blaze who is almost 4 about death and caring for animals. We let him help bury it and told him it couldn't get better so we were sending it to live with Jesus. Had to bring it down to his level. He did very well though and the chick isn't in pain anymore. I feel a little comfort knowing the last little while it was here it was held and loved on and talked to. Never though I would get attached to a chicken though.

 

[JuicyFatHead]

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Oh no! I'm so sorry. Poor thing. Must've been broken the way you describe it. You did the right thing. It did get a lot of love before leaving. I lost two of my dogs at once one year ago next week. The way I still feel about it I can't imagine what it would be like to lose a child. Great lesson for your son.
We can get attached to any of God's creatures.