Wounds 2 weeks post dog attack

[Frazzled chicken tender]

My hen seems to be getting better, is eating, drinking, and walking a bit. She wants to be with her flock and sleep with them. Her wounds seem to be healing slowly.. should there be more improvement by this time? I'm going to attach a picture.

 

[coach723]

I think it looks really good, I don't see any swelling, inflammation or signs of infection. So yay! The amount of time it takes depends a lot on how large and deep wounds are. The more damage, the longer it takes. I had a hen scalped, you could see her skull. I'll attach a picture of it 5-6 weeks later for reference. Yours will probably take longer to fully heal. She really can't go back with the others until they are healed enough to not be at risk of pecking from any of the others. If flies are not an issue, you can put her in a wire crate in the coop or run so they can all see each other. That usually reduces stress and also helps make reintegrating them later easier. But you don't want flystrike in the wounds, so until it's scabbed enough to prevent that, I would wait. Also this thread has some pictures of wounds healing, for reference, might be helpful:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607
My hen:

 

[Skibum]

I agree with coach. Things look good! It seems to take forever but then at a certain point it will go quickly. Just like humans they heal from the inside out if that makes sense.

 

[Frazzled chicken tender]

Thank you for your response, and the encou

I think it looks really good, I don't see any swelling, inflammation or signs of infection. So yay! The amount of time it takes depends a lot on how large and deep wounds are. The more damage, the longer it takes. I had a hen scalped, you could see her skull. I'll attach a picture of it 5-6 weeks later for reference. Yours will probably take longer to fully heal. She really can't go back with the others until they are healed enough to not be at risk of pecking from any of the others. If flies are not an issue, you can put her in a wire crate in the coop or run so they can all see each other. That usually reduces stress and also helps make reintegrating them later easier. But you don't want flystrike in the wounds, so until it's scabbed enough to prevent that, I would wait. Also this thread has some pictures of wounds healing, for reference, might be helpful:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607
My hen:
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Thank you for your response, and the encouragement! I will wait longer since its still pretty open. I do have a small coop she could stay in within the larger chicken yard. And i could just let her around them highly supervised for about 30 minutes a day but inside rest of time. I thought about flystrike, and was wondering if the daily coating of chlorohexidine, iodine, and antibiotic ointment would protect her from the flies. I will probably just keep her inside until it fully scabs over. Just trying to keep her from getting too depressed. Thanks again!

 

[Frazzled chicken tender]

I agree with coach. Things look good! It seems to take forever but then at a certain point it will go quickly. Just like humans they heal from the inside out if that makes sense.

That is good to know! It does seem slow, but im glad she is healing and it should speed up at some point. Hadnt thought about healing from the inside out, but makes sense, especially when i compare to the first pic. Thank you!

 

[Frazzled chicken tender]

I think it looks really good, I don't see any swelling, inflammation or signs of infection. So yay! The amount of time it takes depends a lot on how large and deep wounds are. The more damage, the longer it takes. I had a hen scalped, you could see her skull. I'll attach a picture of it 5-6 weeks later for reference. Yours will probably take longer to fully heal. She really can't go back with the others until they are healed enough to not be at risk of pecking from any of the others. If flies are not an issue, you can put her in a wire crate in the coop or run so they can all see each other. That usually reduces stress and also helps make reintegrating them later easier. But you don't want flystrike in the wounds, so until it's scabbed enough to prevent that, I would wait. Also this thread has some pictures of wounds healing, for reference, might be helpful:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/wounds-pictures-of-how-they-heal.1325817/#post-21627607
My hen:
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I should have added that the pic of your hen was helpful, thank you! Glad to hear she recovered. I'll definitely check out the links you sent. I know very little about wound care, healing rates, etc.