Quail open flesh wound treatment?

[Livvy]

I have recenty acquired 3 hen coturnix and a cock. Theyve been brilliant, they are living in a two story rabbit hutch, and triangular chicken ark out on the grass during nice weather. They use the ladder in the hutch without a problem, once I showed then how to do it.

Tonight ive come home and one of my hens has an open flesh wound. There is no puncture, the muscle is intact, and looks as if something has nipped her ( I was thinking a rat) or shes fallen/caught herself on something ( although there are no sharp objects kept in their hutch).

Either way, I have this poor baby chirping at me. I have flushed out the wound with saline, its nice and clean, pink, and fresh. Ive left it open and put her under a 75w heat lamp just to keep off the chill and help ease stress. She seems ok in herself and is trying to hobble about. Shes sat and made a nest around herself with their shredded paper.

Is there anything else I can do to aid recovery? I havent removed her from her flock as they all get along and after watching her for 10 minutes shes coping well with them and intergrating fine, albeit with a limp.

Thanks very much in advance!

 

[MySweetChickens]

I would separate her until the wound heals because you don't want any of them to pick on her or the wound
You could try using blue-kote too if you don't want to separate her too much it will hide the wound by making it blue
It looks like this

 

[Livvy]

Thanks for the tips the others arent picking on her so ive kept ber with them, shes doing really well. Eating and drinking well and now putting more and more weight on the leg every day. Wound is healing nicely, not smelly or narcotic. So pleased!