What to do with large scab?

[Country4ever]

2 weeks ago I had a coon attack. 2 hens were killed and one had a big area of skin ripped off her back. She's been in the house and has done very well. I thought her wound was healing, but tonight I realized it was just a big scab. (2x3"). Is this a normal stage of healing? One person told me to remove it, but wouldn't it just interrupt the healing process, and it would form another scab?
Do I just leave it alone?
Thanks for your help.

 

[Opa]

The scab is a normal part of the healing process. I would apply some antibotic ointment on it to aid in the healing process.

 

[Country4ever]

Thanks Opa,
I quit using the ointment about 4 days ago, because it didn't seem to be doing much, but I'll restart it, maybe to keep the scab soft.

 

[Opa]

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Good plan, it will heal much better that way.

 

[giasmom]

Hey Opa, LOVE that avatar !!!

 

[Opa]

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Thanks, I sure have meet a lot of nice people because of it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=117326

 

[Country4ever]

I feel left out.......I don't see any avatars. That might be good though, since I have a very slow dial-up and it would take hours just to load.

Anyhow.....back to the scab. Will it just slowly fall off on its own? I was thinking I could put her back with the others fairly soon, but now that I know its a scab that's coming loose, I'll need to keep her away from the others (and flies) for awhile longer.
Is a scab just a protection for the tissue underneath, while it heals??
I should know the answer to this, but don't. I guess I haven't spent alot of my time thinking about scabs.

 

[Opa]

The scab will come off on its own. Pulling them off only delays the healing process and further expose the underlying tissue to additional damage or infection.

 

[Country4ever]

Vielen Dank Opa!

 

[Opa]

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