Puppies tore one of my hens up

[texas hiker]

The chickens were in their yard but she got out somehow. It looks like the puppies were trying to pull her feathers out and pulled a couple of sections of flesh off.

There is a piece of missing flash under her wing and another section close to her vent. Each section is about 3 inches across.

For the most part the underlying muscle tissue is not damaged. There is an area close to her vent where some of the muscle is missing.

I am heart broken and on the verge of crying. She had certain traits that I wanted to breed her for. Such as she was always adventurous out foraging and leading the pack.

Do I put her down or take care of her?

She is a 2 year old Rhode Island Red and one of my favorite hens.

 

[chickencopper]

Always try to save. Keep separate and medicate until pin feathers return.

 

[subhanalah]

Iodine/betadine to flush the wound. Or you can use verterycin spray.after you've flushed the wounds, cover them in triple antibiotic ointment withOUT pain reliever.

 

[texas hiker]

Just brought the hen in off the perch, covered her wounds in neosporin, then set her back out on the perch.

I'll keep the wounds flushed and coated.

 

[texas hiker]

As of this morning she was still alive.

After my wife and I get home from work I am going to wash her wounds real good, then apply more neosporin.

 

[ChickMagnet098]

my dogs got at one of my hens once. she had a huge gash by her vent, on her neck, and right on top of her head. i just keep her wounds clean and dry. and she healed up in no time.

 

[texas hiker]

She was dead by the time I got home from work.

I buried her next to a freshly planted grape fruit tree.

She will be missed.

 

[tderoz]

I was in the same boat as you a few weeks ago...
I took pictures along the way. Here's Henrietta's success story!! She's better then ever, aside from a quarter size bald spot. She never quit so I kept on her!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...n-was-attacked-healing-timeline#post_13237052