Wondering if this looks like it’s healing

[Susanwhitten28]

Does this look ok or look infected .. she’s been doing really well eating no diarrhea and loves being outside with me constantly cleaning her self . With all the skin taken from her head will it ever heal or go back to normal ? Thanks for all the helpful tips

 

[sourland]

These wounds heal, but take a long time to do so as they heal from the outer edges inwards. Your description of her sounds very positive.

 

[Susanwhitten28]

These wounds heal, but take a long time to do so as they heal from the outer edges inwards. Your description of her sounds very positive.

Okay thank you . So she won’t have permanent scars from this? Feathers will come back and she’ll look normal the wound was literally down to her skull.

 

[humblehillsfarm]

Actually yes it does look like it’s healing. Poor hen!! She may or may not grow back feathers.

 

[sourland]

I have seen some that had feather regrowth, and others that remained as 'skinheads' for the rest of their lives.

 

[Susanwhitten28]

I have seen some that had feather regrowth, and others that remained as 'skinheads' for the rest of their lives.

So if she stay a skin head will she be able to go back into her flock?

 

[sourland]

I've had this happen with pigeons as well as chickens, and they were able to regain their position in the flock. Reintegration , of course, must be monitored.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Okay thank you . So she won’t have permanent scars from this? Feathers will come back and she’ll look normal the wound was literally down to her skull.

Hard to know if she will feather back in.
I've had hens scalped and the feathers did eventually cover the area, but it took a good while - it's one of those "wait and see" things.
As mentioned, re-integration would need to be monitored, but she's not ready yet.

To me the wounds look o.k., continue to treat as you have been doing, again, it's going to take a while for her to heal.
You may find this thread helpful, she hung in there with her hen and last report was she was doing fine.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-badly-injured.1347824/

 

[Susanwhitten28]

I've had this happen with pigeons as well as chickens, and they were able to regain their position in the flock. Reintegration , of course, must be monitored.

I read that it’d be helpful to wrap it with gauze ? Is that true

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I read that it’d be helpful to wrap it with gauze ? Is that true

I would not wrap the wound. Continue treating it as you have and keep it moist with your ointment.