Silkie bleeding from neck

[Roger98]

Keep us updated.

We called the vet and asked what to do about, they said basically just keep it clean and do antibiotic cream. So thats what im going to pick up tomorrow. Right now i have her separated and she doesn't care about being alone so I'm not worried about her getting stressed. I guess from what the vet said i just leave the wound be and it'll heal itself??

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We called the vet and asked what to do about, they said basically just keep it clean and do antibiotic cream. So thats what im going to pick up tomorrow. Right now i have her separated and she doesn't care about being alone so I'm not worried about her getting stressed. I guess from what the vet said i just leave the wound be and it'll heal itself??

Glad you were able to speak with your vet. I would do like he said, apply the triple antibiotic ointment daily and keep the wound clean.

 

[Roger98]

Glad you were able to speak with your vet. I would do like he said, apply the triple antibiotic ointment daily and keep the wound clean.

I applied the antibiotic and put her out in a temporary run in the yard where she can graze. She seems pretty fine, not bothered by the wound at all. Hopefully she doesn't scratch at it too much and it'll stay clean enough to heal.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I applied the antibiotic and put her out in a temporary run in the yard where she can graze. She seems pretty fine, not bothered by the wound at all. Hopefully she doesn't scratch at it too much and it'll stay clean enough to heal.

Is she near the flock?
I saw where she didn't really seem to care about being separated but it would be good if she is kept where the others can see her.

 

[DobieLover]

I've never met a chicken head that will hold still for me.

I'd probably coat the wound in raw or Manuka honey and try to work some under the skin so it spreads out underneath. The Epsom salt baths super accelerate healing, so I'd do the combination.

As for Blue Kote, I keep reading not so good things about it. I'm wondering if there's an alternative to hide the wound so she can stay with her flock and not get cannablized. Are you able to tuck her somewhere else for a week during the initial healing phase?

I have a Columbian Wyandotte that I found with a tear to the right side of her head below the ear when she was 7.5 weeks old. She did it outside shortly after I let the birds out to range. She kept scratching at it with her foot and she had blood everywhere.
My DH and I took her in and washed all the blood off of her, flushed the wound with dilute betadine and held a clean gauze to it to stop the bleeding. We kept her in a small crate in the house overnight. We put the crate inside the coop the next morning so she could be with the flock. We did not let them out of the coop/run as we were going to be gone all day. When we got home, ALL birds were in the run! She had figured out how to get the crate door open. No one bothered her and she has healed fine.
Below is a picture of her. She is also light in color. I think if you get the wound disinfected and there is no active bleeding, she will be okay.

 

[Sunshine Flock]

I have a Columbian Wyandotte that I found with a tear to the right side of her head below the ear when she was 7.5 weeks old. She did it outside shortly after I let the birds out to range. She kept scratching at it with her foot and she had blood everywhere.
My DH and I took her in and washed all the blood off of her, flushed the wound with dilute betadine and held a clean gauze to it to stop the bleeding. We kept her a small crate in the house overnight. We put the crate inside the coop the next morning so she could be with the flock. We did not let them out of the coop/run as we were going to be gone all day. When we got home, ALL birds were in the run! She had figured out how to get the crate door open. No one bothered her and she has healed fine.
Below is a picture of her. She is also light in color. I think if you get the wound disinfected and there is no active bleeding, she will be okay.View attachment 1481106

She's so cute!

I forgot they can scratch their necks and heads with their own claws. That could explain the size of the tear. Good thinking!!

 

[DobieLover]

She's so cute!

I forgot they can scratch their necks and heads with their own claws. That could explain the size of the tear. Good thinking!!

Thanks! I think she is the prettiest one in my little flock. I love her. She hates me. She had pasty butt a lot as a chick and has never forgiven me for cleaning her up all those times.

I actually think she cut her face on a sharp piece of tubing. She just kept scratching the cut with her foot and splattered blood all over herself!
I tried putting triple antibiotic ointment on the wound after flushing it out but she immediately started in with the scratching again to get it off so I removed the ointment figuring she'd just reopen the wound and get it bleeding again.

 

[Roger98]

Is she near the flock?
I saw where she didn't really seem to care about being separated but it would be good if she is kept where the others can see her.

Yeah she's in the yard right next to them in a rabbit run we buult recently. They can see her and hear her

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

I would put a glob of Vaseline on the wound just to keep it from further bleeding and to add a layer to prevent infection.