Injured chicken - need advice with stitches

[chickenlady08]

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Oh that is such AWESOME news!!!

 

[buffalobaroness]

It is so great to see a thread that actually shows the results of an event. This post helped me as I had one of my chickens attacked by my neighgors dog and the wound was exactly the same. Hopefully my "Broody" will recover just like your little hen. Thank you for the updates!

 

[SobiasBirds]

Hi Amy,

I’m so glad to hear your girls is doing well. It’s so lovely to read all the messages.

I’ve just experienced something similar with one of my hens, a fox attacked her and she has a huge area where her flesh is exposed (approximately 6 inches) with a one inch long deep pucture wound in the flesh. Thankfully she seems quite well in herself and is eating and drinking.

After googling a few posts I cleaned her with iodine solution and stitched her up by bringing the skin flaps together. I’ve now seen these posts which recommend no stitches. What can I do now?