My hen is injured

[fwyatt]

I have a dilemma this evening. I was out in the chicken lot ad my hens and roosters (I have two roosters) anyway one of my hens was just acting guarded and sounded like she was whining some so I picked her up and she acted as if I hurt her. Sat her down on the back of the coop and noticed under her right wing the skin was gone literally gone. Appears to be a lot of dirt in there too. It was after 7 pm here and only place I knew of open was tractor supply. The lady was nice, got poultry cleaner antibacterial and antifungal wound cleaner and another man shopping heard me and said "I use this purple spray on my birds and horses it was a cleaner and had something in to help numb the area. Other than wining she has still laid every day but did notice she was staying away from the others today as much as possible. I have her in the shop in a large box big enough to put a roost bar in to sleep on and put her some hay in a corner for her to lay eggs tomorrow if she does. I sprayed it good with the purple spray then coated it with the poultry wound cleanser but was unable to get all the dirt out of the wound. Seriously the skin is gone under her wing and wound is almost the same size as her wing. My first injury with my chickens. Do you have any suggestions I can do. Plan on boiling some water tomorrow and using a large syringe to irrigate with the sterile water I believe it may be from one of my roosters. I have one a little younger than the head rooster and he is rough with them mating. He also chases the girls until they can not run anymore. I hat to say it but I may have to find him a home. He is beautiful easter egger but I can't have my ladies hurt like this. Gonna give each one a good looking over in the morning. I may have to bring several into the medical ward. Any advice on cleaning treating my hen and how to tame my rooster would be appreciated!! I may end up trying to find him a new home.

 

[Byrd gal]

I would irrigate the wound as you said and use Neosporin without pain relief. Keep it from drying out lay it on thick. I have no idea on the roo except maybe separate him unless you are keeping an eye out?

 

[dawg53]

You can put blinders/peepers on your EE rooster and the other one if you wish.
The blinders will cool their jets.

 

[fwyatt]

Thank you!

 

[Poultry mum]

My silkie girl had an injury very similar (hers was corsed by a dog attack) it looked as if it went right down to her organs... I kept the wound clean the best I could and kept her indoors and by herself (unless ”her chicks” were fretting for her) for about a week and a half then I started putting her outside during the day (mother always said fresh air helps it to heal) and brought her in at night.... how she survived I don’t know... 3 weeks on and the skin is healed and the feathers are almost all grown back....
don’t over do it with moisture that’s what I’ve found... dab it with a luke warm washer... just like us humans chicken wounds won’t heal if they are alway soaked with sprays and ointment.
high protein feed helps the healing as well....

 

[fwyatt]

I have a dilemma this evening. I was out in the chicken lot ad my hens and roosters (I have two roosters) anyway one of my hens was just acting guarded and sounded like she was whining some so I picked her up and she acted as if I hurt her. Sat her down on the back of the coop and noticed under her right wing the skin was gone literally gone. Appears to be a lot of dirt in there too. It was after 7 pm here and only place I knew of open was tractor supply. The lady was nice, got poultry cleaner antibacterial and antifungal wound cleaner and another man shopping heard me and said "I use this purple spray on my birds and horses it was a cleaner and had something in to help numb the area. Other than wining she has still laid every day but did notice she was staying away from the others today as much as possible. I have her in the shop in a large box big enough to put a roost bar in to sleep on and put her some hay in a corner for her to lay eggs tomorrow if she does. I sprayed it good with the purple spray then coated it with the poultry wound cleanser but was unable to get all the dirt out of the wound. Seriously the skin is gone under her wing and wound is almost the same size as her wing. My first injury with my chickens. Do you have any suggestions I can do. Plan on boiling some water tomorrow and using a large syringe to irrigate with the sterile water I believe it may be from one of my roosters. I have one a little younger than the head rooster and he is rough with them mating. He also chases the girls until they can not run anymore. I hat to say it but I may have to find him a home. He is beautiful easter egger but I can't have my ladies hurt like this. Gonna give each one a good looking over in the morning. I may have to bring several into the medical ward. Any advice on cleaning treating my hen and how to tame my rooster would be appreciated!! I may end up trying to find him a new home.

 

[fwyatt]

Did notice one more of my eight hens does have a place that feathers are missing but the skin is not broken I've got them both in the shop in a little hospital like setting to let them recoup. Now I'm going to have to Google and YouTube how I can file down the roosters spurs.

 

[dawg53]

Did notice one more of my eight hens does have a place that feathers are missing but the skin is not broken I've got them both in the shop in a little hospital like setting to let them recoup. Now I'm going to have to Google and YouTube how I can file down the roosters spurs.View attachment 2595002View attachment 2595004

I use a Dremel tool with grinder disc. Snugly wrap the rooster in a towel and tie his legs together. Then grab one leg and start cutting through the spur. Back off grinding every 5 or 6 seconds to let the spur cool abit, then continue until cut all the way through. Be careful not to come in contact with skin anywhere on the leg(s.) The cut should be flat all the way across the spur.
There wont be any bleeding. The heat from the grinding disc cauterizes the blood.
Wear protective eyewear.