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[OneMountainAcres]

Their soft skin sure does tear easily.... if you have flushed/cleaned it and blu-coated it then that is the biggest part of the battle.  if it is gaping or easily seen when he moves around you could probably use a drop or two of super glue in the center to hold the edges together to prevent it from gaping and showing the red underneath.  It isn't a good idea to totally close off a wound (in my opinion) but just one point of glue in the center will act like a suture to help hold the edges closer to each other so they can fill in and heal. 
Triple antibiotic ointment can help also, but make sure it is the type without the pain reliever.... the pain reliever is something that can't be used on chickens.

If it helps, we had a young hen with a gaping wound on her side (from an amorous rooster) and with simple cleaning, blue coat and some triple antibiotic it healed in a surprisingly short time. (due to location on her we also placed a hen saddle on her for a couple of weeks)

Thanks, you've made me feel better. It's not like a gaping wound that can be glued. It's more like an entire swath of skin and feathers gone. It looks like just bare muscle. I squirted it good so it doesn't look red. I just worry for the little guy. You know that HAS to hurt.

ETA: I need to order some saddles for a few of my girls. It's becoming rather obvious who Joel's favorite ladies are.

 

[chippysmom327]

My little Wynter is hurt!

I have no idea what happened to him. I just happened to notice that something didn't look right when he turned his head. I caught him, cleaned it up (there was almost no blood), blue coated it and have him back to his mother. He seems to be acting almost normal. Maybe a little sore. Nobody else seems to have any injuries. This little guy is 6 1/2 weeks old and he's the one that I've seen stand up to the older flock members. I'm wondering if maybe he threatened the won't bird or something what do you guys think. Is there anything else I should so for him? Or just keep a close eye on it. I feel so bad for the poor little boy

Oh wow! If I were you, I'd keep him isolated inside. That's pretty serious. I'd load it up with antibiotic ointment and bandage it, then keep him inside to monitor.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Oh wow! If I were you, I'd keep him isolated inside. That's pretty serious. I'd load it up with antibiotic ointment and bandage it, then keep him inside to monitor.

any suggestions on how to bandage it?

 

[SilkieSensation]

We have decided that naked necks are so ugly that they are cute. My son's favorite bird was a smooth showgirl that we hatched.

True, there is a whole genre of animals bred to accentuate what a normal person would call ugliness, but coveted by some - some varieties of fish pop to mind immediately. I am intrigued by the idea of a bird only having half the number of feathers, but the naked necks makes me unlikely to ever keep them. Today, it seems like our chickens can use all the feathers they can get - brrrrrr

My stupid birds are all roosting outside (pretty much in a circle around 1 of my oldest son's dogs) & refuse to go in my makeshift temporary coop. The stupid dog has jumped on my fence so many times it no lobger stands (can I get away with an "accidental" dog shooting?) Everyone is pretty much free ranging thanks to the dog.

Just want to say I am amazed at my Mama hen. The first day or so, she "let" me hold a chick. Yesterday, I went to clean the cage and I was going to take her and the chicks out. I started to take one chick out and she went NUTS, freaking out and trying to bite me. So, after careful consideration I just cleaned the cage with her and the chicks in it.

It is also very neat to see how hungry she is now that the chicks are hatched. I've been making a scrambled egg for her (and the chicks) to eat everyday. And I think she is doing the broody molt, holy feathers!

I have found that the only way to move a broody is to grab broody first, cram her into wherever she is going & quickly toss chicks in after her. She calms pretty quickly after she has a couple chicks back, but you get nailed everytime you reach for 1 if she stays til last.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Thanks for posting the pics ..They are very nice ....he looks like a big boy ...

I haven't weighed them, but the Rhodebars seem to be larger than the Welsummers and Ameracaunas. The Marans are also on the larger side, but the New Hampshire roos make them all look small! This is one of our free-ranging New Hampshires. We love him! He and his brother are the only free ranging chickens we can easily pick up and hold, the rest have all gotten too wild.

Gorgeous!

 

[Kinmera]

any suggestions on how to bandage it?

I always use peck no more on bigger wounds. I have one hit orp who had A spot about the size of a quarter opened up on the top of her head from overactive roosters. This was about a month ago. I coated it with pick no more and left her in the coop BC I don't have any place to isolate At the moment.. She is almost completely healed.

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

Hey guys!! I Live close to Erie Pa! Anyone close around??

hello & welcome!

...i'm in Clinton Co., about center of the state

 

[wingstone]

Barbiegirl, update on the basement fish please.
Dheltzel, how about a trade on some guinea when you start hatching them...
Anne, It will be about 2 months before I have rabbit ready again..you may want to give CC a holler, ....and I am not sure of others, but I label mine as human grade pet consumption..

 

[LittleMissPurdy]

We did the crazy egg dance this morning! Who knew a single egg could make us both jump and click our heels. First one in like 2 months. We have a bantam from our hatch and think it may be her starting to lay. My hubby is pretty sure its from the 4 gallon bucket of grain we fed them from the scottish ale he just started!

...so glad to hear you got one today!! ...We are still waiting...impatiently

...., maybe we should should get them drunk too

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We love to barter around here. My kitchen is the biggest barter we've ever done!

That's awesome! Excellent design!
Bunny pile = bunny epidemic, right? Haha, forgot to ask while I was out there, I have a sister in law that is interested in rabbit meat.
Agreed...

It is quite nippy out, but my girls know how to line up in the morning to catch those first Rays of sunshine! Looks like a chorus line of chicken butts.

okay.., remember YOU opened the door on this one...what did you have to "barter" to get THAT kitchen, or do I NOT want to know?

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our girls girls are so hard-up for some WARM sunshine in the AM that the motion sensor light beams are the go to place after eating breakfast, silly chickens

My little Wynter is hurt!



I have no idea what happened to him. I just happened to notice that something didn't look right when he turned his head. I caught him, cleaned it up (there was almost no blood), blue coated it and have him back to his mother. He seems to be acting almost normal. Maybe a little sore. Nobody else seems to have any injuries. This little guy is 6 1/2 weeks old and he's the one that I've seen stand up to the older flock members. I'm wondering if maybe he threatened the won't bird or something

what do you guys think. Is there anything else I should so for him? Or just keep a close eye on it. I feel so bad for the poor little boy

oh boy..poor little guy your not kidding!! wowsers..did you happen to check around the pen/run area to make sure there isn't any metal or something that could snag? Just a thought...hope he gets better fast!

 

[chippysmom327]

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Lots of people wouldn't bandage it, but IMHO I think you should. It's a pretty big target for things to go wrong. If you leave him with mom, the other birds can peck at it, he could catch it on something and hurt it worse, and get dirt in it while dust bathing and get it infected. I think it'd be best to cut the toe off of a clean sock and put it around his neck. It will still let it breathe a little, but will give his the freedom to eat and drink and groom.