I've been on this board way too much the past few days.
After two badly injured chicks, a seemingly sick hen who suddenly stopped having any symptoms and now a 15 week old pullet with a puncture wound...
My chicken Fred managed to get herself stuck behind the feed storage shed and made a big fuss, with the roosters adding to the noise. I got her out of there by lifting her and I put her down. She ran under the tree she usually hides under with the rest of her siblings.
An hour or two later I go back down and, even with the other chickens running up to see me, she's still under the tree, panting. Considering it wasn't hot out that was weird, so I picked her up to feel something sticky. She had stabbed herself with the fence wire and there was a hole about half the size of a dime.
All the feathers around the wound were covered in blood. After a quick rinse I flushed the wound with Betadine and bandaged it.
What else should I do, if anything? She's in her own cage right now since she limps when she tries to walk.
After two badly injured chicks, a seemingly sick hen who suddenly stopped having any symptoms and now a 15 week old pullet with a puncture wound...
My chicken Fred managed to get herself stuck behind the feed storage shed and made a big fuss, with the roosters adding to the noise. I got her out of there by lifting her and I put her down. She ran under the tree she usually hides under with the rest of her siblings.
An hour or two later I go back down and, even with the other chickens running up to see me, she's still under the tree, panting. Considering it wasn't hot out that was weird, so I picked her up to feel something sticky. She had stabbed herself with the fence wire and there was a hole about half the size of a dime.
All the feathers around the wound were covered in blood. After a quick rinse I flushed the wound with Betadine and bandaged it.
What else should I do, if anything? She's in her own cage right now since she limps when she tries to walk.