Hi all,
My female turkey was hurt last night when our much larger tom (who I don't want mating with her, it was an accident they were together). She has a fairly large patch of skin (maybe 4x5") peeled open underneath her wing above her hip. It isn't a deep wound, but it's a large area. She is limping on that side, but otherwise seems okay.
We brought her in and cleaned her up- cut feathers away and flushed the area, covered it with Neosporin, etc. and have her isolated in a crate in the house now.
My question is- what else do we need to do for her? We were trying to figure out how to bandage the wound, but it seems like we'd have to put a bandage around her whole body for it to stay. Does she need a bandage? Does she need antibiotics for a risk of infection? We'll keep her away from the rest of the flock until she's healed, but I just want to make sure I do everything for her. She's a pet and my favorite turkey hen.
Thank you! I did see that there were posts on this topic this morning, but now I can't seem to find them. If it's easier to be directed to those posts, that's fine, too. Thanks again- I'm only a year and a half into turkeys now, so I'm still learning....
My female turkey was hurt last night when our much larger tom (who I don't want mating with her, it was an accident they were together). She has a fairly large patch of skin (maybe 4x5") peeled open underneath her wing above her hip. It isn't a deep wound, but it's a large area. She is limping on that side, but otherwise seems okay.
We brought her in and cleaned her up- cut feathers away and flushed the area, covered it with Neosporin, etc. and have her isolated in a crate in the house now.
My question is- what else do we need to do for her? We were trying to figure out how to bandage the wound, but it seems like we'd have to put a bandage around her whole body for it to stay. Does she need a bandage? Does she need antibiotics for a risk of infection? We'll keep her away from the rest of the flock until she's healed, but I just want to make sure I do everything for her. She's a pet and my favorite turkey hen.
Thank you! I did see that there were posts on this topic this morning, but now I can't seem to find them. If it's easier to be directed to those posts, that's fine, too. Thanks again- I'm only a year and a half into turkeys now, so I'm still learning....
