Please HELP! Animal attack/Injured chick

[FarmerGirl101]

Thank you! Isnt it better to use non adhesive bandages because of all her feathers? I heard vet wrap is too sticky for feathers and better for feet. is there something else I can use like gauze and a bandage?

Vet wrap is fine as it also works on the fur of other animals.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

All good suggestions... all i would like to add is that if you are going to keep her crated, and i would definitely suggest it, i wouldnt wrap the wounds. Clean them a couple of times daily and put antibiotic ointment or raw hunny on it. Allowing the air to get to it will aid in healing. Ive had several with similar wounds over the years and the ones i didnt wrap healed faster and better the ones I kept wrapped early in my chicken raising years. I wish you the best of luck and hope she does well!

 

[azygous]

Others have given some very good advice, but here are the concise "rules" on treating large wounds.

1. Flush with warm soap and water or saline solution each day to remove accumulated bacteria and dead tissue. This will prevent infection.

2. Keep wound moist and do not allow it to dry out and scab over. This will encourage the growth of new tissue.

For number one, you may use other things to clean the wound, but saline and soap and water are the least expensive and probably work the best.

For number two, you have a wide leeway in selecting the materials to achieve this. Plain Vaseline, antibiotic ointments, Manuka honey, and Silvadine all will inhibit bacteria while keeping the wound moist.

Trying to bandage a chickens body is tricky and chickens hate the idea. They will usually keep at it until they manage to remove the bandage. Vetrap, the name of elastic bandage that sticks to itself, is probably the best to use on a chicken, but I advise placing a non-stick gauze pad over the wound and using the Vetrap to secure it in place.

You have the option of leaving the wound unbandaged if you can keep the patient in a clean environment during healing. Chickens heal up rather miraculously from even the worst wounds, but patience is necessary. It can take a while. I wrote about treating a small chick with a scalped head here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/healing-a-severely-injured-baby-chick.71976/

 

[Kiki]

I dont have betadine i can try ordering it online. On had for now I have: bluecoat, sailine soulition, epsopm salts, rubbing alchohol, and hydrogen peroxide and topical antibiotic ointment. I am wondering id they hydrogen peroxide or saline is best to rinse the wound. Then I can pput on ointment after and bandage

Water or saline.
NO on the alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.

Look into ordering some Medi Honey.
You can see how powerful it is here:
Graphic Pics- Wing Amputation Advise?

 

[Ms. Crazy Chicken Lady]

All good suggestions... all i would like to add is that if you are going to keep her crated, and i would definitely suggest it, i wouldnt wrap the wounds. Clean them a couple of times daily and put antibiotic ointment or raw hunny on it. Allowing the air to get to it will aid in healing. Ive had several with similar wounds over the years and the ones i didnt wrap healed faster and better the ones I kept wrapped early in my chicken raising years. I wish you the best of luck and hope she does well!

thank you!!!

 

[Ms. Crazy Chicken Lady]

Others have given some very good advice, but here are the concise "rules" on treating large wounds.

1. Flush with warm soap and water or saline solution each day to remove accumulated bacteria and dead tissue. This will prevent infection.

2. Keep wound moist and do not allow it to dry out and scab over. This will encourage the growth of new tissue.

For number one, you may use other things to clean the wound, but saline and soap and water are the least expensive and probably work the best.

For number two, you have a wide leeway in selecting the materials to achieve this. Plain Vaseline, antibiotic ointments, Manuka honey, and Silvadine all will inhibit bacteria while keeping the wound moist.

Trying to bandage a chickens body is tricky and chickens hate the idea. They will usually keep at it until they manage to remove the bandage. Vetrap, the name of elastic bandage that sticks to itself, is probably the best to use on a chicken, but I advise placing a non-stick gauze pad over the wound and using the Vetrap to secure it in place.

You have the option of leaving the wound unbandaged if you can keep the patient in a clean environment during healing. Chickens heal up rather miraculously from even the worst wounds, but patience is necessary. It can take a while. I wrote about treating a small chick with a scalped head here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/healing-a-severely-injured-baby-chick.71976/

Thanks so much! I used saline and a tiny bit of hydrogen peroxide because there were flaps of skin that I wanted to get the bacteria out of. SH did not enjoy it but was quite well behaved even so. She is wrapped for tonight but tomorrow I will put cream on her and leave bandage off. Thank you!

 

[Ms. Crazy Chicken Lady]

Water or saline.
NO on the alcohol and hydrogen peroxide.

Look into ordering some Medi Honey.
You can see how powerful it is here:
Graphic Pics- Wing Amputation Advise?

I did use a tiny bit of peroxide for the deep flaps of skin before i saw this. I hope thats ok i moslty used saline. Thank you!

 

[dotporter]

I did use a tiny bit of peroxide for the deep flaps of skin before i saw this. I hope thats ok i moslty used saline. Thank you!

It should be Fine. You just don't want to douse it because it can kill off tissue. If it doesn't look white, puffy, and porous then you didn't overdo it.

 

[Ms. Crazy Chicken Lady]

It should be Fine. You just don't want to douse it because it can kill off tissue. If it doesn't look white, puffy, and porous then you didn't overdo it.

Thank you, her tissue does not look like that! so thats good. I am running out of the antibiotic ointment i got from TS and they are completely out of stock in the store and we have no other feed stores around, can I use neosporin on her wound instead?

 

[Ms. Crazy Chicken Lady]

Others have given some very good advice, but here are the concise "rules" on treating large wounds.

1. Flush with warm soap and water or saline solution each day to remove accumulated bacteria and dead tissue. This will prevent infection.

2. Keep wound moist and do not allow it to dry out and scab over. This will encourage the growth of new tissue.

For number one, you may use other things to clean the wound, but saline and soap and water are the least expensive and probably work the best.

For number two, you have a wide leeway in selecting the materials to achieve this. Plain Vaseline, antibiotic ointments, Manuka honey, and Silvadine all will inhibit bacteria while keeping the wound moist.

Trying to bandage a chickens body is tricky and chickens hate the idea. They will usually keep at it until they manage to remove the bandage. Vetrap, the name of elastic bandage that sticks to itself, is probably the best to use on a chicken, but I advise placing a non-stick gauze pad over the wound and using the Vetrap to secure it in place.

You have the option of leaving the wound unbandaged if you can keep the patient in a clean environment during healing. Chickens heal up rather miraculously from even the worst wounds, but patience is necessary. It can take a while. I wrote about treating a small chick with a scalped head here. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/healing-a-severely-injured-baby-chick.71976/

Hi again, can I use neosporin as an ointment to keep her tissue moist and covered? My feed store is out of antibiotic ointment and wont get more till next week