Suggestions? URGENT

[CabritaChicks]

@CabritaChicks

This is very helpful. I admit I go too 'medical' as hubby calls it. He says 'stop being a doctor and be a mom'.

6 weeks with similar injury, that is completely doable. But all the birds get special stuff- it is part of their lifestyle here.

She is not 'peeping' as much as before. It is quiet.

@CabritaChicks

I'll provide a second voice - yes, chickens with that much skin torn off can regrow it all completely, feathers included. Give her about 6 weeks or so, and you'll never know she had an injury. As long as she's eating and drinking, she'll be just fine.

HOPE is what I have now, thanks to your post. She still ate diner- as long as I am around. I need to sometimes convince her to eat (tap tap).

 

[Crazy Chicken Keeper]

This is very helpful. I admit I go too 'medical' as hubby calls it. He says 'stop being a doctor and be a mom'.

6 weeks with similar injury, that is completely doable. But all the birds get special stuff- it is part of their lifestyle here.

She is not 'peeping' as much as before. It is quiet.

HOPE is what I have now, thanks to your post. She still ate diner- as long as I am around. I need to sometimes convince her to eat (tap tap).

I had a hen whose skin got torn off. Applied iodene daily. Didn't even bandage and she recovered here is the link to my article about her.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/the-turbulent-story-of-marshmallow.80321/

 

[FunClucks]

This is very helpful. I admit I go too 'medical' as hubby calls it. He says 'stop being a doctor and be a mom'.

6 weeks with similar injury, that is completely doable. But all the birds get special stuff- it is part of their lifestyle here.

She is not 'peeping' as much as before. It is quiet.

HOPE is what I have now, thanks to your post. She still ate diner- as long as I am around. I need to sometimes convince her to eat (tap tap).

Glad I could help. On a scale of 1-10 (not worried at all - terrified), this injury is IMO probably about a 2-3. Totally healable, no long term bad effects.

If mine don't eat (shock, or what not) I dribble some Nutridrench (basically molasses water with vitamins) across the side of their beak, or give them a few drops, and that perks them back up. Yea for sugar!

 

[CabritaChicks]

Yea for sugar!

This is really reassuring — she’s eating and drinking like an absolute champ. (but hard to look at-)

She’s a total sugar addict (in the funniest way — my husband and I have been teasing her about it for weeks). She’s always the first one racing to the sweetsop or sapodilla skins, but green sprouts are her jam- she doesnt like the feed as much. High maintenance.

She’s tucked in for the night now, but honestly, she might be doing better than I expected.