Nonstop Bleeding Head/Comb Wound

[Minusthebuff]

Hello all,

We currently have a 4 year old lavender orpington hen (Little One) with a wound on her head. It looks to be under and around her comb, and it won't stop bleeding. I'm assuming she got it from roosters being too rough mating with her. She is not injured anywhere else, I found her outside walking around acting normal and whatnot with this wound.

We currently have her wrapped in a towel to hold her in place. And we've been using styptic powder to try to stop the bleeding. However every time we let her go/loosen our grip she flaps her wings, shakes her head, or scratches at her wound and we're back to square one with it bleeding a lot again. I'm assuming she's doing this because it's irritating her and that she's stressed from us trying to help her wound. (correct me if I'm wrong)

Is there anyway to prevent her from reopening the wound/making it bleed again? We trimmed her nails on the one foot she uses to try to scratch at her face. And we plan on keeping her inside so other chickens don't peck at it. Attached are pictures of her wounds (after the third time of putting the powder on the wounds to stop the blood. Any advice is appreciated, we're losing our patience

Thank you all!!

 

[azygous]

Is the comb detached from the scalp? If not, it's likely just a minor, if bloody, comb injury. These bleed heavily. Take her inside and sponge off her head with a soapy sponge. If there's still bleeding use a little sugar or corn starch on it. Or styptic powder.

 

[Minusthebuff]

Is the comb detached from the scalp? If not, it's likely just a minor, if bloody, comb injury. These bleed heavily. Take her inside and sponge off her head with a soapy sponge. If there's still bleeding use a little sugar or corn starch on it. Or styptic powder.

Hi sorry, I never got a notification for this. Her comb is still attached thankfully. We've been using styptic powder for stopping it. Currently she's inside still in a crate, and so far hasn't tried scratching at it again!