Looks like the skin has pulled away from the flesh

[Glennzo]

Hi, a friend of mine has an Australorp hen, she is moulting and seems to have an injury where the leg attaches to the body. I haven’t seen the chicken myself, but will be going out there later to look. The skin, from what I can see on the photo, seems to have pulled away from the flesh. The yellow looks like an infection set in. Apparently theRe is swelling the size of an egg around this. Can I clean this wound with a wound cleaner and put some gentian violet on to help heal it? Any opinions on what this may be so that I can give proper advice?

 

[Please help me]

i dont know much about chickens but i would put some warm water on a towel or cloth of some kind (a small one) and wipe it very gently to clean it then put a wound cleaner of some sort on it, then bring it inside with a towel (food and water obviosly) and some extra towels in a corner of the cage for her/him to snuggle up against if she/he gets cold. i would then get up every 3 or so hours to check on her/him and put more wound cleaner on their,
hope this helps.

 

[Eggcessive]

It is hard to know exactly where this is located on the chicken’s body, but the skin has opened, possibly from pecking, exposing the fascia that covers the muscle. The yellow is probably the fat layer that once covered the muscle. Is this under or near the vent? This needs a good disinfectant, such as chlorhexidene, weak Betadine, Vetericyn wounds spray or saline. Then cover the wound twice a day sfter cleaning with plain Neosporin ointment or similar antibiotic ointment. Where are you located? Flystrike where maggots invade a wound or a soiled vent, can be common in warm weather, so look for any of those. Gentian violet or BluKote is for a scrape or more minor wound. This needs good wound care to prevent infection.

 

[Glennzo]

It is hard to know exactly where this is located on the chicken’s body, but the skin has opened, possibly from pecking, exposing the fascia that covers the muscle. The yellow is probably the fat layer that once covered the muscle. Is this under or near the vent? This needs a good disinfectant, such as chlorhexidene, weak Betadine, Vetericyn wounds spray or saline. Then cover the wound twice a day sfter cleaning with plain Neosporin ointment or similar antibiotic ointment. Where are you located? Flystrike where maggots invade a wound or a soiled vent, can be common in warm weather, so look for any of those. Gentian violet or BluKote is for a scrape or more minor wound. This needs good wound care to prevent infection.

@Eggcessive - thank you for your reply. I am in South Africa, Cape Town to be exact. So it is winter here with wet weather. I went and looked at the girl, it is on the flesh part of the leg. The skin pulled away from the flesh, I am assuming due to an injury that became infected and burst. The hen doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort. We cleaned the wound, applied Betadine and tried a bandage (she pulled it off twice). The wound is dry, so I recommended that the owner clean 3 times a day with a disinfectant and apply betadine. The hen was quite calm with me handling her which I was very happy about. Otherwise she is still eating and very happy doing chicken stuff all day long.

 

[Glennzo]

@Eggcessive - thank you for your reply. I am in South Africa, Cape Town to be exact. So it is winter here with wet weather. I went and looked at the girl, it is on the flesh part of the leg. The skin pulled away from the flesh, I am assuming due to an injury that became infected and burst. The hen doesn’t seem to be in any discomfort. We cleaned the wound, applied Betadine and tried a bandage (she pulled it off twice). The wound is dry, so I recommended that the owner clean 3 times a day with a disinfectant and apply betadine. The hen was quite calm with me handling her which I was very happy about. Otherwise she is still eating and very happy doing chicken stuff all day long.

@Please help me - thank you for your input as well

 

[LaFleche]

If your friend has a rooster - or even several - this could be an injury caused by a roosters spurs while mating.

To prevent this kind of injuries it is best to clip off the tips of the roosters claws and spurs and file down the rough edges.

 

[Anime2lover]

I had a duckling that had gotten skinned badly last year. We used peroxide a few times a day and it healed up just fine. Though it's important to keep the wound clean and covered. If you need to, wrap her like a mummy to get the bandage to stay on.