Need input on wound care!

[GreenAcresChick]

I had a chicken get caught between a fence and a brick wall and apparently in her struggle to free herself rubbed off the skin and muscle down to the tendons on one leg. My question is should I attempt to suture it closed or let it heal by secondary intention? I have it bandaged currently with neosporin covered 4x4 and gauze. Are there any antibiotics I can get to administer orally? I'm a nurse and used to treating human wounds, but chicken wounds are new to me.

 

[Egg Yolk]

I suggest taking her to the vet ASAP

 

[dawg53]

Here's a link for you regarding wound care and penicillin G procaine injections for wounds (which I recommend in your case.) Post #2:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/352701/how-do-i-administer-a-penicillin-shot-to-a-chicken

 

[GreenAcresChick]

Thanks DAWG53 for the post. I'll pick up some PCN form the CO-OP tomorrow. She's an Ameraucana and doing well so far. Just checked on her and she's eating and drinking and trying to hobble around. Tough day on the farm. After finding her trapped behind a fence The dog caught and ran off with another one of my young Euskal Oiloa Marraduna pullets. I caught him and got her back but he almost tore off her tail. I sutured it back and now have a pullet intensive care center. I'll start her in the PCN also tomorrow!







Below is after suturing....used around 15 sutures!

 

[GreenAcresChick]

I had a chicken get caught between a fence and a brick wall and apparently in her struggle to free herself rubbed off the skin and muscle down to the tendons on one leg. My question is should I attempt to suture it closed or let it heal by secondary intention? I have it bandaged currently with neosporin covered 4x4 and gauze. Are there any antibiotics I can get to administer orally? I'm a nurse and used to treating human wounds, but chicken wounds are new to me.

Update on my emergency. I cleaned and bandaged daily for 2 weeks and gave 5 days of IM Penicillin. I also confined her away from the flock for 2 weeks. Today, 1 month later, she is running around with the rest of the flock and doing great!Pictures posted below. Thanks for the advice!