Wing ripped off by predator

[Eggcessive]

If you can make some sterile saline from adding 2 tsp of table salt to each quart/liter of water, boiled and simmered for 15 minutes, then cooled. Spray or dab the wound to clean it, and trim any feathers in the wound. Then apply plain Neosporin or triple antibiotic ointment on the wound twice daily after cleaning it. A wound spray such as Vetericyn can be use in place of saline. If you can see a vet that knows chickens, that would be great. It will take some time to help heal her, but chickens can get by with only one wing.

 

[plumtheserma]

I see it as any other broken bone, as long as you can stop any infections then I would just keep applying ointment, disinfect it and splint it and keep an eye on it. Maybe get an antibiotic. If the only other options is killing it why not let nature take its course, I would think if she would have died it would have already happened. She can be the coolist chicken with one wing. If it were me I would splint it and give it TLC and see what happens. One of my chickens had a heart issue, and my uncle who was a chicken farmer did surgery on it and that was 3 years ago. We kept her isoloated for a few months then gave her a companion who was very gental and to this day "hearty" is now apart of the bigger flock. It was kind of cool to have a animal that was on deaths bed come back to life and know that you did helped it.

Gl and keep us posted.

 

[plumtheserma]

I wish my uncle was still around to help us with our Serama who just died.

 

[azygous]

Here's what you do in the event of a predator attack to treat the survivor.

1. Treat for shock as the number one step. Give warm Gatoraid or mix a half teaspoon of sugar into a fourth of a cup of warm water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. Have the patient drink it all or syringe it into the beak.

2. Flush the wound well with saline. This is better than soap and water as it maintains the PH of the tissues. But warm soap and water will do. You need to wash away the bacteria from the wound.

3. Inspect the wound carefully. If it has a skin flap dangling, keep that. Do not cut it off. Look for bite, tear or puncture marks indicating a puncture wound. If you see this, the patient will need an oral antibiotic such as amoxicillin. Bacteria from the predator’s mouth can be injected deep into tissue and can kill in as little as 24 to 48 hours. You can order this https://www.kvsupply.com/item/aqua-mox-250mg-capsules-100-count/P06184/250mg once a day for ten days. Or you may be able to find this or something similar at TSC or a pet store.

4. Spray with Vetericyn wound treament and let dry. Use a topical antibiotic ointment such as Neosporin or a generic without pain killer in it to coat the wound. If there's a skin flap, lay it across the wound that has just been coated with the ointment. Then smooth on a generous amount over the top of the skin flap to hold it in place.

5. It's useless to try to stitch a wound on a chicken. Don't even try. It's also useless to try to bandage a wound other than on the feet. The chicken will not tolerate it. It will be pulled off faster than you can blink an eye.

6. Clean the wound every day following the above steps. Keep the wound covered with the ointment. Never allow the wound to get dried out or it will not heal.