Neck injury

[redranger209]

So I went outside to check on my birds, and my chick, honey, had a mangled neck! She’s moving and talking, she seems ok, but bleeding neck feathers are hanging, but she isn’t freaked out. The only predators near me are dogs, (not one) cats, and hawks. Help!

 

[ronott1]

You can get vetericyn at a pet store if one is close. Amazon ships it fast. It is a good thing to have on hand.

All of mine have done fine with cleaning, isolaton for a day and twice a day tretmens with vetericyn. It is amazing stuff!

For active bleeding wounds, blu kote keeps flock mates from going after the blood

 

[redranger209]

So I took her to the vet, and there was a flap of muscle hanging off. She’s getting stitches in the morning.

 

[Eggcessive]

Glad that you sought vet treatment. Let us know how she gets along.

 

[redranger209]

Update! I took her to the vet a while ago, they trimmed the loose skin and gave her a bandage. They subscribed antibiotics and painkillers. Now she’s integrated in the flock and is fully healed, except for missing feathers on her neck. She’s massive already! Bigger than one of my standard hens, and only about four months.

 

[redranger209]

Pics

 

[redranger209]

She’s not in pain unless I touch it. She’s acting normal, foraging and eating.

 

[redranger209]

Help!

 

[OrpDotes]

I’m relatively new to chickens but from what’ve read from other threads I would recommend cleaning out with hydgeron peroxcide and then neosplorin. Once again not an expert. Hope she recovers

 

[redranger209]

Why isn’t anyone else responding?!?