Skin and Feather problems on rescue chicken

[grassoviso]

I picked up a couple hens from someone who couldn't care for them any longer. The Americana hen has missing feathers on her back (possibly from a rooster?). And also missing feathers with what appears to be exposed/missing skin on her neck. I am very much a beginner when it comes to chickens so any comments that you folks have would be extremely helpful!

Thank you in advance.

(This is the back of her neck)​

Nick

(This is her back between her two wings)
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The black specks are what appear to be dirt after I put Antibiotic Ointment on her. The skin on her back is in much better shape than on her neck.

 

[Stiggy]

the back feathers ( where they should be) is either rooster picking or picking from other hens. the neck on the other hand is a mess. it needs washing with dilute detol / saline solution ( a warm salt water will also work) after that keep it clean and use an antiseptic/ antibiotic cream. try trimming away the other feathers around it to keep the feathers from getting stuck in the wound. also keeping her away from the other hens is a good idea as they will make it worse and possibly kill her. she will also need antibiotics ( usually a powder to mix in the water) like tetracycline . has she got a good weight? and whats her comb like?

 

[grassoviso]

I've only had her a couple of days now but she doesn't feel under weight at all. However, I trimmed her nails when she arrived and they felt very soft. By the looks of her apparent neglect I can only imagine she is probably very malnourished as well.

I haven't been able to get too close to see her comb since two days ago and I was totally distracted by her neck. What should I be looking for on the comb? I will get some antibiotics tomorrow. So far I haven't had to separate her from the others. And I have rigged up one of the cameras on my security system so I can watch them 24/7, inside and outside of the coop.

Thank you so much for the advice!

 

[Stiggy]

Look to see of it isa red colour and not dry and flaky. Separating them is still a good idea even more so if they can see each other but not hurt each other but o realise that this is not always possible. Once she is off the antibiotics worm her and your others in case something has been brought in. Feeding her up with plenty of calcium and iron ( meat scraps etc) to also boost the protein is also a hood idea. Though if she is over weight then just upping the iron is a good choice