Pecking wound, wrap or leave open?

[windhillmom]

Just found my beautiful Brahma in a corner being picked on. She has a gaping wound on her back and she's very tired. should I wrap it or leave it open I'm going to separate her inside the house so the flies don't get to it I just don't know whether I should wrap it or leave it open.

 

[trailrider330]

Poor girl!

My thought would be to clean it good and put something on it like triple antibiotic ointment or blu-kote. Unless it is still bleeding. Then you will most likely want to wrap it.

 

[windhillmom]

Thanks for the info. Note I'm trying to figure out why she got pecked. I think she is sick. She was fine two days ago. She hasn't moved since this morning when I put her in the box. Won't eat or drink. Day before yesterday I feed then a ton of left over pork roast and German egg noodles. She had her mouth open and her throat is going in and out like she's hot, no sound.

 

[windhillmom]

Here's a video of her breathing

 

[Eggcessive]

Clean it with weak betadine or hibiclens, then dry it, and apply plain Neosporin. Perhaps she has a piece of food stuck in her throat or crop. Look into her throat with a light. Feel her crop to see if it is hard, soft, or full or empty. Give her lots of water. Watch her for other symptoms, such as diarrhea, or not being able to walk. I hope she improves soon.

 

[windhillmom]

Her crop is larger than the others and she has not eaten all day. I think she over ate and now had a crop problem. Do they get this sick from a crop problem that fast? She is just laying there.

 

[ZeBeeSue]

What may have happened is she was paralyzed and fell And got a slight cut, and the other birds picked at it until it was big?

 

[Eggcessive]

I haven't treated crop problems, but if she has an impacted crop, they usually feel firm and full, and the crop does not empty by morning. Crops can sometimes feel full, but just be slow emptying due to illness or trauma. Water to flush out the crop with crop massage is the best thing to do for an impacted crop instead of giving oil which can cause lipid pneumonia if accidentally aspirated into the lungs. Also don't feed her grains or solid food until the crop goes down. Here are some links to help you, and if you could get her to a vet soon, I would do it in case she needs crop surgery:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/answers-from-chicken-vet-on-impacted.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/impacted-slow-and-sour-crops-prevention-and-treatments
http://www.tillysnest.com/2012/01/crop-issues.html