survival prognosis after fly strike??? UPDATE on Roy!!

[Kuntry Klucker]

That is great to hear!

I was worried about him.

Also, I like your hens' fashion style.

Thanks, Roy is doing much better. He is still in recovery but he is getting much of his spunk back.
He is starting to run from me and fight me some when I go out in the morning to give him his wormer.
That is always a good sign, when they don't want it.

His wound is scabbing and healing well. In fact it is getting hard to find in all his feathers. The feathers that I cut to
get to him wound as starting to grow back again. I am giving him some poultry cell in the evenings. I will give him that
for the rest of the week then once a week after that for maintenance. He is eating and drinking. I had the flock out
the other night free ranging, he was calling the girls over for food that he found. He tried to mount one of the hens the as,
well. He fell off, I think I heard the flock laughing at him. His comb is bright red again, so he color is returning to normal.

All in all, I think he is doing well. He still chooses to sleep in the kennel on the floor of the pen rather than in the coop.
Not sure if he is still to weak to climb the latter or he just prefers the kennel. Not sure, I just let him do whatever
makes him comfortable.

Thank you all for all your help, support, and prayers. I hope that he continues to recover. They are starting to go into their molt,
I just hope that it is not too stressful on him.

 

[Kuntry Klucker]

I have an update on Roy. He is doing much better. After 5 days of worming and giving him Poultry Cell by Rooster booster he is doing much better. He is out today in the backyard pecking with his girls. I picked him up today and could not even find the wound that the maggots caused him. New skin and grown and the wound is healed.

he is still a little on the slow side, but we are in the upper 90's with high humidity, I would be on the slow side to.

The flock is in the beginning stages of their yearly molt, so that may be taking some of his energy too.

He is crowing, eating, drinking and strutting his stuff. He does not mount the hens as often as he used to
but I guess that is normal as their peak declines.

he still sleeps on the floor of the pen rather than in the coop. If that makes him more comfortable I just let him do that.

A big thank you to all the folks here that offered suggestions that helped me get Roy back on track.

I am so glad to report that Roy is back to doing what he does best, being a rooster.

Thanks so much,
Roy and flock

 

[tjo804]

 

[buckabucka]

So glad to hear it!

 

[MrsBachbach]

I have an update on Roy. He is doing much better. After 5 days of worming and giving him Poultry Cell by Rooster booster he is doing much better. He is out today in the backyard pecking with his girls. I picked him up today and could not even find the wound that the maggots caused him. New skin and grown and the wound is healed.

he is still a little on the slow side, but we are in the upper 90's with high humidity, I would be on the slow side to.

The flock is in the beginning stages of their yearly molt, so that may be taking some of his energy too.

He is crowing, eating, drinking and strutting his stuff. He does not mount the hens as often as he used to
but I guess that is normal as their peak declines.

he still sleeps on the floor of the pen rather than in the coop. If that makes him more comfortable I just let him do that.

A big thank you to all the folks here that offered suggestions that helped me get Roy back on track.

I am so glad to report that Roy is back to doing what he does best, being a rooster.

Thanks so much,
Roy and flock

So glad to hear that!

A little higher protein feed during molt helps with feather growth. Nutrena has one called Feather Fixer or just a chick grower at 18% would work fine.

 

[patrick1]

I've had to deal with fly strike multiple times over the years. Something I'd like to add that can help a great deal is the use of Swat. Swat is an anti-fly/fly repellent ointment for horses. It is a thick cream containing pyrethrin that is applied around wounds on horses to prevent flies from getting into the wound and causing problems. It works well on chickens too. After I have cleaned out a wound on a chicken, removed all the maggots and applied a triple antibiotic ointment, I will apply some swat all around the affected area as well, even placing a little on the wound itself. It will prevent flies from relaying eggs in the wound while it heals.

 

[cmom]

I've had to deal with fly strike multiple times over the years. Something I'd like to add that can help a great deal is the use of Swat. Swat is an anti-fly/fly repellent ointment for horses. It is a thick cream containing pyrethrin that is applied around wounds on horses to prevent flies from getting into the wound and causing problems. It works well on chickens too. After I have cleaned out a wound on a chicken, removed all the maggots and applied a triple antibiotic ointment, I will apply some swat all around the affected area as well, even placing a little on the wound itself. It will prevent flies from relaying eggs in the wound while it heals.

I use permethrin which is the synthetic version of pyrethrin. I works great. It also works in eliminating flies. Good luck and have fun...