I'm not sure what to do. One of our pullets had it's headed ripped from the Rooster. My husband seen him grabbing her by the neck and head yesterday morning and we know it's supposed to be a part of mating (no blood etc... at that time). Came home in evening, and it looks like she got shot in the head it's so bad. It looks like all the chickens and rooster pecked at the poor thing all day. We immediately removed her and brought her inside. We have also gotten rid of the aggressive rooster.
So now we have Lucy (our now named indoor chicken) inside in a large dog crate. I cleaned up the wound with soap and water and then peroxide, then I put neosporin on the whole wound. There is a flap of skin (about 1x1 inch), just hanging there, the flesh under is a red pecked bumpy mess and there is a lot of meat and skin just totally gone. She looks like she has been scalped. Can she heal from this? When I was cleaning it, she actually just sat in my arms calmly and closed her eyes. Now she's happily eating and foraging and acts totally normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
So now we have Lucy (our now named indoor chicken) inside in a large dog crate. I cleaned up the wound with soap and water and then peroxide, then I put neosporin on the whole wound. There is a flap of skin (about 1x1 inch), just hanging there, the flesh under is a red pecked bumpy mess and there is a lot of meat and skin just totally gone. She looks like she has been scalped. Can she heal from this? When I was cleaning it, she actually just sat in my arms calmly and closed her eyes. Now she's happily eating and foraging and acts totally normal. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.