Torn Earlobe Got Worse - Detached Piece of Flesh

User4477

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Hello,
I recently posted about one of my hens getting her earlobe torn by my rooster who is clumsy and rough when mating since they're only a few months old.
A few days ago as she was healing, her earlobe got re-torn, and is now in 3 pieces, with a flap of flesh hanging off her head. I've been putting vetericyn and neosporin daily, but I don't see any way for that piece of flesh to be re-attached without a surgical procedure... but I'm still unsure on what to do..

Should I leave her be and see if it re-attaches itself, or if that piece falls off and new skin forms over the wound? Or should I cut that piece off myself and hope for the best? Or should I just take her to a vet to see if they can surgically reattach her earlobe/flesh?

2 of the pictures shows me lifting the flap of flesh up- it doesn't look like just her earlobe at this point, it looks like an actual part of her little head..

Any more advice at this point?
 

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Id allow her earlobe time to heal then once healed Id look into dubbing that earlobe if it looks like it might be a reoccuring issue. A vet can do this at a cost and make it less painful, or you can do it at home but like dubbing any earlobe, wattle, comb.. it will bleed for a bit and cause some pain. Just my 2 cents 🤟
 

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