open wound on back, to cull or not to cull? She passed. :o(

[Judy]

Ugh. Ick. Yuck. Uck.

Don't ever tell me you aren't a good nurse again.

Aaagghhhh...

You're doing great. And I'll bet your hen will be just fine!

 

[danielle82]

Ow, Poor Chicken! You are doing amazing, I would hope I could as well if I had to.

 

[Capone]

one of mt australorp hens got a nasty gash from one of my red star hens, and i just kept it clean and it glazed over nicely.

 

[Country4ever]

I had an injured hen from a coon attack. She was missing an area on her back about 2"x3". I brought her in the house and cleaned out her wound, gave her antibiotics, kept the wound moistened with triple antibiotic ointment. It scabbed over and she was back with the others in about 2 weeks. Now you can't even tell she had a wound.
I'm thinking alot of what I did was inconsequential. What I mean is, chickens have an incredible ability to heal. I'm thinking she would have probably healed even without my help!
I think the best thing you can do is keep the flies away from it. That's why I brought my hen into the house, otherwise I would just have tended to her in a crate in the coop.
Good luck to you! You're doing great!

 

[FrenchHen]

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Yeah, I slept awful last night, I kept seeing her and her wound and the icky critters.

 

[FrenchHen]

After all that, she's gone.
Only them as has 'em can lose 'em.

 

[threehorses]

What, you lost her? No way.

Oh I'm so very sorry. I guess there was something else that was going on, maybe something internal.

Darnit.

 

[Country4ever]

Oh.....I'm so sorry!