Injured chicken

[Nickolasruiz1]

My dog got a hold of one of my chickens and ripped out all its feathers on its neck what do I do ?

 

[Eggcessive]

Get some chlorhexidene or Vetericyn wound spray, and treat him twice a day, followed by applying plain antibiotic ointment after each cleaning. Keep him separated in a dog crate with food and water, away from flies. Make sure that he is drinking water. It will take several weeks for his skin to come together, but this is a common wound that chickens can heal from.

 

[Nickolasruiz1]

Get some chlorhexidene or Vetericyn wound spray, and treat him twice a day, followed by applying plain antibiotic ointment after each cleaning. Keep him separated in a dog crate with food and water, away from flies. Make sure that he is drinking water. It will take several weeks for his skin to come together, but this is a common wound that chickens can heal from.

What do I do if I have another chicken and he keeps trying to pick at his head

 

[Ebony Rose]

Get some chlorhexidene or Vetericyn wound spray, and treat him twice a day, followed by applying plain antibiotic ointment after each cleaning. Keep him separated in a dog crate with food and water, away from flies. Make sure that he is drinking water. It will take several weeks for his skin to come together, but this is a common wound that chickens can heal from.

Separate him from the flock in a dog crate with food and water. It isn't that the flock mates are being mean, it is simply the nature of chickens to pick at the wounds of others.

 

[Nickolasruiz1]

Separate him from the flock in a dog crate with food and water. It isn't that the flock mates are being mean, it is simply the nature of chickens to pick at the wounds of others.

At the moment I don’t have the money to buy any of that will ge be ok ?

 

[KranK]

At the moment I don’t have the money to buy any of that will ge be ok ?

Maybe put him in the basement (then make sure he doesn't stuck anywhere or injure himself on sharp tools) or something? I isolate my injured chickens in cages where bunnys used to live.

 

[Birdie mom]

At the moment I don’t have the money to buy any of that will ge be ok ?

the antibiotics would be nice to have but it isn't vital to the chicken's survival (hey i just rhymed!) if you can't buy that you could uses normal antibacterial cream that you would put on a normal cut. it's a common household first-aid sort of thing, and if you don't have it already you could buy some for under $10.

 

[Princessduck]

My dog got a hold of one of my chickens and ripped out all its feathers on its neck what do I do ?

We use Blu-Kote on our chickens wounds and kept it separated from the rest of the flock until it healed. (Available are most farm stores).

 

[RainbowHen]

Can you separate them? Put the injured one in the bathroom or something? Blue-Kote or antibiotic ointment.

 

[Ebony Rose]

On a bare bones, cannot get out of the house due to lockdown solution to this problem, at least separate him from the flock where they cannot pick on him. Basic first aid of his wound, keeping it clean and MOIST will go a long way towards his recovery. Humans heal better when a wound is dry, but chickens prefer moisture for good healing. If you have triple-antibiotic ointment in your medicine chest, you can use this on his wounds, preferably the variety without pain killers in it. If you don't have this type of ointment handy, you can get the moisture preserving qualities of it with a thin coating of vaseline (petroleum jelly) on the wound, or failing that... a thin coating of cooking oil, with sunflower oil being preferred due to it's ability to absorb into the skin quickly.
With this Covid-19, and various stages of lockdown across the globe, the inability to just go to the store to get what is needed, or the lack of funds due to forced unemployment, times are tough. We're forced to make do with what we have, and my suggestions above are an effort to enable you to do that.
Keeping you and your feathered family in my prayers.