My Black Cochin roo is hurt!

[txhomegrown]

When I went out to feed this morning, I saw that my big black roo was just hunkered down outside the wire. When I got closer, I noticed that he was not right. His back had been pretty much skinned and most of his wing feathers were gone too. I picked him up and checked him out. There was no blood, his eyes were bright and he was alert so I put him back in the pen. He went into the coop and has been just standing there for quite a while now. I am not sure what happened. If my dogs had done it, I don't think there would have been enough left to find. It almost looks like the road rash I would get when I would wreck my motorcycle! I am going to be watching him closely to make sure he is going to be OK. What should I put on his back. Would something like neosporin be alright to use? I posted this on the LF Cocjin thread, then thought that this was where it should have gone. Sorry for the duplication.

 

[CMV]

Neosporin works well. As does Blukote. Sounds like he tangled with something. I'd be trying to figure out what it was because it may be back for another stab at a free meal.

Good luck.

 

[txhomegrown]

I just went and check on him. Now he has ants crawling on the wounded areas. I know it has to be hurting him. What can I do. I really need help.

 

[Squishypuff]

I second the BluKote, and put him someplace the ants will be less able to get to him.

 

[txhomegrown]

I put him in the bathtub for now. I put neosporin on him because that is what I had here at the house. I am sure I missed some spots, but I will keep putting it on him and will coat all of the bad spots before I am done. I got most of the ants off of him and gave him food and water. I am sure I will be up all night checking on him.

 

[mljohnson05]

Do you have EPSOME SALT????
If you do get a big bucket, fill it up with warm water and put Epsome salt in it ASAP!
Do this TWICE a day...the Epsome salt will draw out any infection , dirt, germs that are on him , help dry out the wound and heal the sores faster...them take Neosporin and rub it into all the really really bad spots...
Keep him isolated and in a place where the heat and bugs cannot get to him until he starts to scab over.

NEXT....
make him a scrambled egg and but 2 tablespoons of buttermilk in it and feed that to him once a day...a bit of vitamins in the water will not hurt either. This mixture will help give him the extra nutrients he will need to heal and feel better

Hope this helps

--laura--

 

[txhomegrown]

Quote:
I will get the epsom salts in the morning. I was wondering if cut-heal would be good. I use it on myself all the time. It seems to make a wound heal fast, and it keeps the bugs away.

 

[mljohnson05]

YES...that would work too, just make sure it is not hazardous....if you have an other questions, feel free to PM me

 

[txhomegrown]

I am sorry to report, he died this morning. He was in a lot worse shape than I thought he was. He was skinned from neck to tail.
There is a semi-happy ending to the story though. The 7 eggs in the incubator that were fertilized by him started hatching this morning. 2 out so far and 3 more have pipped. He will leave behind some pure bred black cochins that I can only hope will turn out to be as big and beautiful as he was.

I am sorry for being rude. I meant to thank everyone that posted trying to help him. He was just too far gone.

 

[crtrlovr]

sorry you lost your fellow -- I hope you can discover for sure what happened to him so it doesn't happen to any of your other birds. I hope his legacy hatches out beautiful and healthy!