It's an abcess from a wound. It will not drain so no need to try. When a chicken gets an infection, it abcesses and turns into a hard, rubbery "gunk" that looks like boiled egg yolk or cheddar cheese. It must be DUG out.
Soak her in warm salt water and yes, you can use regular salt, till it softens. I also wash with Betadine water. Then use a sharp single-edge razor and make a deep incision right down the middle. You will be able to see the gunk and dig it out. Then fill the wound with regular Neosporin (not the pain relief kind) and she should be fine.
Normally I would suggest removing the entire scab but it's so big I think you'll be fine with making a deep incision right down the middle. There will be a lot of gunk in that size wound. Clean it out till you see good, pink, healthy tissue and there's no swelling left - just skin that should fall flat against her chest once you've cleaned it out.
Though it looks to be size of a baseball, you don't have to make a very long incision, just a deep one. You can dig everything out from about a one inch long incision. Of course, if you are up for it, you can make a longer incision and then close it up with a stitch or two and yes, you can use regular needle and thread.
Wish I hadn't but I've operated on so many of these type of wounds it's ridiculous.
Soak her in warm salt water and yes, you can use regular salt, till it softens. I also wash with Betadine water. Then use a sharp single-edge razor and make a deep incision right down the middle. You will be able to see the gunk and dig it out. Then fill the wound with regular Neosporin (not the pain relief kind) and she should be fine.
Normally I would suggest removing the entire scab but it's so big I think you'll be fine with making a deep incision right down the middle. There will be a lot of gunk in that size wound. Clean it out till you see good, pink, healthy tissue and there's no swelling left - just skin that should fall flat against her chest once you've cleaned it out.
Though it looks to be size of a baseball, you don't have to make a very long incision, just a deep one. You can dig everything out from about a one inch long incision. Of course, if you are up for it, you can make a longer incision and then close it up with a stitch or two and yes, you can use regular needle and thread.
Wish I hadn't but I've operated on so many of these type of wounds it's ridiculous.
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