Scalped Pullet

[Silkiesaz]

Hi all, my pullet was put in the coop by my dad while I was not home. She tried to get out cause the others were bullying her and scalped herself. They found her with her head stuck in the wire. What can I do for her? I will get pictures of the wound and the wound spray they used for it.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Hi all, my pullet was put in the coop by my dad while I was not home. She tried to get out cause the others were bullying her and scalped herself. They found her with her head stuck in the wire. What can I do for her? I will get pictures of the wound and the wound spray they used for it.

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

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That poor hen! I would cover the wire with plastic so this doesn’t happen again, if possible.

 

[Silkiesaz]

That poor hen! I would cover the wire with plastic so this doesn’t happen again, if possible.

Yeah, I plan on fixed that fence.

 

[Silkiesaz]

She is doing better today. She looks like she has a bit of the skull showing?

 

[littlecoopnextdoor]

Oh poor girl! Hopefully she is better soon. Chickens are so resilient and hopefully she can heal up .

 

[coach723]

Trim back any feathers that are getting in the wound, use some small scissors. That will help keep it clean and bacteria out. If you have some plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment (human stuff) apply that to cover the wound. Reapply a couple of times a day to keep it covered in ointment until it's well scabbed over. The scab may be very thick when it forms, and will gradually come off on it's own. This will probably take weeks to a couple of months to heal up well, but it can as long as it doesn't get infected. Once the feathers regrow you won't be able to tell it happened.
Picture of my bird below that was scalped. I treated as above, picture was taken about 5 weeks after it happened. Once the feathers all came in, you couldn't tell.

 

[Silkiesaz]

Trim back any feathers that are getting in the wound, use some small scissors. That will help keep it clean and bacteria out. If you have some plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment (human stuff) apply that to cover the wound. Reapply a couple of times a day to keep it covered in ointment until it's well scabbed over. The scab may be very thick when it forms, and will gradually come off on it's own. This will probably take weeks to a couple of months to heal up well, but it can as long as it doesn't get infected. Once the feathers regrow you won't be able to tell it happened.
Picture of my bird below that was scalped. I treated as above, picture was taken about 5 weeks after it happened. Once the feathers all came in, you couldn't tell.
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Ok, thank you so much!