Serious Dog Attack (GRAPHIC PICTURES)

[coach723]

Yes, it can, they can recover from some pretty terrible looking wounds as long as they don't get infected. It will take some time, weeks to months. Trim back any feathers getting in the wound to help keep it clean, use small scissors. Preventing infection is most important now.
I would apply plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment to the wound a couple of times a day, as needed, to keep it covered in ointment and moist, that will aid healing. As long as there is no infection, there is every chance that it will heal and she will recover fully.
Monitor for any bad odor or discharge, those would be signs of infection.
This thread has some pictures of some pretty large wounds during healing, to give you some idea of how things will look.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607

 

[StardustChicken]

She's been eating and drinking great, although she has somewhat of a limp. This morning I asked my grandfather to hold her while I applied some more ointment. I also applied some of the spray bottle meds, which she was not happy about. My grandfather lost his grip and she fell about a foot, to my horror (cause of limp?).

This morning she had some somewhat solid stool, but the rest of the day she's had diarrhea. I tried giving her a little bit of yogurt to see if that would help...it didn't seem to. Is diarrhea normal after injury?

My Gramps said the wound looked better today...I'll take some pics in the morning to update this thread with though

 

[MaryC19]

I had a similar injury happen to one of my girls. But she was hurt in the back of her neck. The wound was very wide and had some veins visible. I cleaned her wounds every day. I cleaned off the dried blood and scab until the skin started to look like it was healing. It took three months for her skin to heal completely. I kept her inside until she was completely healed, just because I didn’t want the rest of the girls pecking her and reopening the wound, since they peck each other behind their head. I included pictures of how she looked like when she was injured on Sept. 1 and completely healed on Dec. 1. Her feathers barely started regrowing this week. She had diarrhea for the first two weeks after her injury.

 

[StardustChicken]

3 days since injury:

Surprisingly she's already back to laying eggs. Wasn't really expecting her to lay so soon...it was very pale compared to her normal eggs

Reg colored egg on the right

 

[The Cave]

I agree, keeping her skin clean/moist to prevent skin from dying is best thing, especially near the edges. A saline flush via syringe would be good too if you see it getting dirty. The cream would act as a good barrier to keep foreign objects/dirt out. I would keep her somewhere room temp until fully healed over. No time outside the carrier either.

 

[coach723]

Looks pretty good, I think you need to trim back a few more feathers. Don't worry about the egg color. Yogurt can cause digestive upset, so I would be cautious about that. Moisten her regular pellets or crumbles with some water to make a mash, they usually like it that way. You can give her some chopped cooked or scrambled egg if needed to entice her to eat. Do keep it covered in ointment, it will help with healing.

 

[StardustChicken]

Looks pretty good, I think you need to trim back a few more feathers. Don't worry about the egg color. Yogurt can cause digestive upset, so I would be cautious about that. Moisten her regular pellets or crumbles with some water to make a mash, they usually like it that way. You can give her some chopped cooked or scrambled egg if needed to entice her to eat. Do keep it covered in ointment, it will help with healing.

Ah, thank you! She has been eating and drinking well, but I'll definitely make a mash for her. I've been covering it in ointment daily with some Vetericyn spray as well

 

[StardustChicken]

I came home around 2am after work...she was dead...

 

[coach723]

I'm so sorry, I just saw this.
Without necropsy it's hard to say what happened. Other injuries that were not obvious, or perhaps another underlying condition that the stress aggravated.
I'm very sorry for your loss.

 

[SulkyBantam]

I'm so sorry!