O my lord... I have nothing else to say... Chicken an turkey injurie *GRAHPIC TO THE MAX*!!!!!!

[redneck farmer]

Well I think your right cause if u had your skin pealed of to the bone of your skull our hair might not grow back an it can't be any different with feathers so I'm gonna have a EE thy looks like a EE X Naked Neck hahahahaha

 

[gg706]

Yeah I would think the feather folicle, just like a human hair folicle, would be gone. But who knows she may suprise us all! It will awesome if she heals back healthy and and feels good again. She is VERY lucky the turkey was there and you went to check on them when you did!

 

[redneck farmer]

Ya well thanks for y'all's help I keep ya updated an we will see what happens in the morning

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I would spray the head with Vetrycin antiseptic spray. Its soothing, antibacterial and antiviral. You can get it at any decent per supply store. Betadine ointment would also be fine.. very staining though. So get latex gloves before you open it up.

The Vetrycin is supposed to be very good stuff. There is also Blu kote for chickens that is antiseptic and covers the red to reduce the chances of others picking the wounds. A man on another thread posted about his pullet that was scalped very similarly and she recovered and grew new feathers, so there's hope for your chick!


I would be cautious about using honey on an animal that is kept outside. Without careful bandaging it may attract flies and hornets (not to mention brave young turkeys

). Honey has some amazing properties, though.

 

[cluckcluckluke]

Oh, I am s sorry for what happened. That is a bit intense. I put pullets in with fully grown hens all the time and nothing ever that bad happen, just a few dominance pecks.
Your turkey is so brave, sometimes poultry can just amaze you. They will be good friends for life.
I hope they stay safe and good luck.

 

[TheWeaver]

I had a similar injury with my EE chick. At 5 weeks she shoved her head between cage wire and scalped herself from head to neck, you could see at the vertebrae. All I did was keep keep her inside, spray her with betadine and make sure she had some hydralite. She did sort of walk strange for a week or two afterwards but now she is a healthy 12 week old pullet with a huge baldspot. She's well adjusted except for her tendency to stay in trees overnight and not follow her silkie siblings into the pens to roost.

I wish I had some pictures of her bald spot but she is quite flighty and my camera is dead. There's been no feather regrowth in the area as of yet :/

What a brave little turkey you have!

 

[BackYardFlocks]

Oh Hun, I'm so sorry! I hope and pray for their full recovery. When I was growing up our chicks and chickens always got along so well, they never fought like this. We had one grumpy turkey, but was only mean to the pig and the cat. That was so many years ago. I have my own house in town now days. Now we just got three chicks from the feed store, but they accidentally sent us home with a cornish cross, and having a five year old boy raising his first chicks, I couldn't bear it if she broke her leg or something when she got too big (we got our chicks for the eggs they will lay, not for meat). So we gave her away to a cornish cross farmer and then the hubby brought home this tiny RIR chick, just a few days old. The first chicks were a month old to begin with, and almost 100% feathered out. I was so worried they would pick on her. But as it turns out, the biggest of the brood is a complete sweetheart and they are like long lost sisters. But it so easily could have been the other way around. My point is, these things do happen and we don't always know how the others will respond to the newcomers. You just take the experience, and use the knowledge you've gained in the future. A neighbors dog broke into the flock yard years ago and some of our flock was injured so badly, they were even worse than yours appear to be just based on the photos. And they survived with lots of TLC. So don't give up hope. Hugs!

 

[redneck farmer]

Thank you all!!!! Update: they are doin well I bought another cage yesterday an put the cages next to each other so they can see but not touch. Here us a pic from the chicks cage looking back an u can see the turkeys chest in the back ground

I'm putting the Neosporin on in just a minute an I'm so happy to hear that she has a chance of her feathers growing back!!
Question: will they be able to go back with the other chickens? I mean they best them up so bad do ya think tet will do it again? ( of course I'm gonna wait till they are a lot bigger an 110% healed before they go back into the coop)
Another question: if the feathers don't come in will the chickens peck at her skin when she gos back an make it bleed again???

 

[redneck farmer]

O ya an the towel are there so they don't get scared when things walk by an so they can't see outside the cage

 

[critters]

so sorry your babies got hurt...
I have found EMT Gel by Trophy Aimal Health Care to be excellant for open wounds
you can get it at Tractor Supply and it works wonders...and creates a protective cover
for the area while it heals.....Used on my sons rooster that was attacted by a dog as well
as my chickens, Muscovey duck after they had injuries and all recovered with feather
growth. Best of luck!