Tonetones03
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My rooster did a number on my girl. I thought she was dead but she's still breathing. Does she h
ave a chance?
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Is this survivable???
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Survivable. Just will take time too heal.
Just needs a good cleaning, & Triple Antibiotic Ointment(None Pain Relieving), applied every day.
Just needs a good cleaning, & Triple Antibiotic Ointment(None Pain Relieving), applied every day.
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It looks down to bone. I have her in a dog kennel in the house with some flock saver. I applied plain TAO and wrapped woth gauze and secured with self adhering bandage. Didn't get it as clean as I wanted but she started freaking out and running across my kitchen counters (which I took as a good sign.) The rooster... he's done.
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Sorry I edited my terrible autocorrects
There's another post of a hen thats been attacked by a rooster which is just strange to me. Ive never had this happen in all my years of keeping poultry. Just curious, if you dont mind my asking, but what brand of feed do you use?
Saline or a mild wound spray would be good to apply twice a day, followed by plain Neosporin ointment on the wounds. Leave them open to the air, and keep her separated from the other chickens. What are her eyes looking like? Did they get damaged? Her wounds are going to take some weeks to heal. It may not be like it was, but she should heal. Is she eating or drinking yet? Can she see?
Many wounds look impossible to us, but with proper wound care, the chicken strong and willing, these awful wounds will heal. It may take up to eight weeks for a large deep wound, but new tissue grows back and covers the wound.
Here's what you do in the event of a predator attack to treat the survivor.
1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.
2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.
3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.
4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.
5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.
6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.
Here's what you do in the event of a predator attack to treat the survivor.
1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.
2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.
3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.
4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.
5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.
6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.
Here in post 11 of this thread is a good picture of Coach 723’s chicken who was scalped, 5 weeks after her treatment was started:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/badly-injured-hen-by-a-rooster.1602722/page-2#post-27271746
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/badly-injured-hen-by-a-rooster.1602722/page-2#post-27271746
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Scratch andy peck mixed w with organic crumbles by I think purina
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