- Apr 3, 2013
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Meet Medusa. She is one of the higher hens on the pecking order and my husband found her injured today. I'm not sure if she was attacked today or yesterday (I'm assuming it was the neighbors cats or dogs). Yesterday the neigh bors dogs were running loose but I didn't hear any squaking during the time they were out...
Either way we found her lying down not moving much inside the coop with a 2x3inch gash under her left wing. She was breathing fine so I decided to spare her life and attepmt to heal her.... here is what I've done...
Took a plastic tote and put some clean leaves in it (going to pick up some fresh shavings on my way to work tonight)
Covered the leaves w a clean towel
Used a mild soap and water combo to try and get as much blood off as I could (still pretty bloody tho, she was hurting and I wanted to give her a break)
I cut away some feathers for easier access to the area
I used some clean gauze and betadine to clean it out
Put aanother clean gauze with antibiotic ointment on the area (her wing holds it down nicely)
I have her in the house (smelly!) But she has been drinking a lot. Not sire if she's eaten the food I just have her or not.
Anything else I should be doing? What do u think her chance of survival is? She's my only buff and I'd hate to loose her
Either way we found her lying down not moving much inside the coop with a 2x3inch gash under her left wing. She was breathing fine so I decided to spare her life and attepmt to heal her.... here is what I've done...
Took a plastic tote and put some clean leaves in it (going to pick up some fresh shavings on my way to work tonight)
Covered the leaves w a clean towel
Used a mild soap and water combo to try and get as much blood off as I could (still pretty bloody tho, she was hurting and I wanted to give her a break)
I cut away some feathers for easier access to the area
I used some clean gauze and betadine to clean it out
Put aanother clean gauze with antibiotic ointment on the area (her wing holds it down nicely)
I have her in the house (smelly!) But she has been drinking a lot. Not sire if she's eaten the food I just have her or not.
Anything else I should be doing? What do u think her chance of survival is? She's my only buff and I'd hate to loose her
