(WARNING: nasty photo of injury) What got her and is there any hope for recovery?

[Hogs and Horns]

Thank you so much for your valuable insight. I wish you could see her in person too! Most of the parts seem to be firm and solid. There are some small tags of flesh that wobble around. The whitish rounded one at the right top side of the wound is one that moves and wobbles. There is a loose part on the right side of her wound as well. The edges of her skin are loose too, so they're easy to move around. Aside from those few areas, the wound seems to be a rather firm solid mass. Your caring help is what's keeping her going.

 

[roseyred]

glad to hear. I love to help. As those looser pieces start to heal Id experiment with snipping away those edges. Itll proly be awhile before they begin to harden but you want the wound to heal as whole and smooth as possible. Lookin good

 

[Hogs and Horns]

Sorry I stupidly forgot to take the photos before I creamed her tonight. There is a patch of skin that has a browner look to it today. In the photos, you may be able to see it is just above her tail. I don't know what to make of that. It feels like the rest of her skin, and there is still no odor other than medicinal. She's still eating and pooping fine too.

I got some vet wrap tonight after work, and in the morning I'll take more photos right after washing her wound so you can see it better. Then I'll saturate some sterile gauze pads with that Manuka honey mixed with coconut oil and vet wrap them to her wound for the day. (that ought to be fun *eye rolls*) She's been on the Tetracycline for 24 hours now, so that should be helping now, too. If you can see through the cream, would you mind letting me know what you think of her wound, specifically the darker skin, today please? Thank you so much for your help!
Have a great night!

 

[casportpony]

That looks great!

-Kathy

 

[roseyred]

It looks amazing! The darker skin I would say is the begining of scabimg. It's gonna start around the edges and work it's way in and little pieces i the middle may start to scab too. Best way to handle wrapping them and stuff is have someone hold her with a towel over her head. It calms them

 

[enola]

While it still appears awful to look at, it really looks good and clean! Keep up the good work!

 

[Hogs and Horns]

Here she is Thursday morning, all cleaned up and pre-creaming. Husband had a good idea to wrap her at night when we both have more time. Mornings are hectic in the mad dash to leave for work. So her Manuka honey and coconut oil bandage wrap will wait until this evening. This morning I smeared the neosporin everywhere again. The dark skin is flexible and slides around on her flesh. I lifted a corner of it and put Neosporin under it. The blueish areas do not seem to be spreading, so this means that you guys were right and it is not infection? Smell is still fine, poops are normal, she's eating and drinking. This will be a mantra that is often, but never enough, said to you guys: THANK YOU!!! I can't imagine trying to handle this chicken's injuries without your expert advice and kind support.

 

[roseyred]

We just love chickens as much as you and wanna make sure she makes it! Base on those pics of say the blue is a vein or artery or just pooling blood witch will eventualy drain back into the body.it looks great!

 

[Hogs and Horns]

I took these photos Thursday, 2-19-15, but my phone would not cooperate so that I could post them here. That night we cleaned her wound and coated it with gauze pads covered with Manuka honey and coconut oil. Then she was wrapped in vet wrap to secure them on. These photos show her wound before we creamed her with the honey and oil.

 

[rnchick74]

I took these photos Thursday, 2-19-15, but my phone would not cooperate so that I could post them here. That night we cleaned her wound and coated it with gauze pads covered with Manuka honey and coconut oil. Then she was wrapped in vet wrap to secure them on. These photos show her wound before we creamed her with the honey and oil.

Looks really good! Nice pink/red tissue with a normal amount of exudate (that's nurse speak for the clear fluid that the body produces on top of any wound). Some of the discoloration you are seeing might be some deep bruising as well as underlying veins/arteries and the starting of the scabbing process. Keeping the tissue moist is key as scabbed tissue doesn't heal as well as moist tissue.

No smell usually (99.9% of the time) means no infection. GREAT JOB!