turkey poult has bloodied neck and throat - HELP!

you can make the sterile saline yourself by boiling 1/4 tsp salt in a quart of water for five minutes. (let cool and make fresh daily) when you flush that wound make sure she does not ingest any as salt is very toxic for birds)....
offer her watermelon...the red color helps stimulate them to peck at it and as watermelon has so much water in it it is a good way to keep them hydrated when they are not wanting to drink.

You really needs to flush that wound several times using perhaps q-tips to help remove the gunked and dried blood. If she struggles then use a towel wrapped around her body and wings to restrain her and then you can apply yourself to cleaning her wound. GRANULEXV is really the best (google there are several online sources for this if your petstore does not offer it) but otherwise use neosporin or even honey if you have nothing else to hand.

as far as scratching...try making her a boot so she cant claw herself (with medical tape and her foot inbetween just like the boots for splayed legs)
 

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