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[Fly_caster]

Hi All,

 

This happened to one of our favourite Cocks on Monday last.

 

Was unable to stitch due to a lack of skin to pull over the area so just dried up the wound with flour. The crop is punctured as evidenced by the water leaking from it soon after I gave the bird a drink.

 

Just wondered what the prognosis might be - will mother nature take care of it, if so, to what extent ?

 

The crop puncture is small - but nonetheless punctured. He doesn't seem to be eating much but is doing everything else - like minding his box, sitting his youngster and taking trips to the aviary.

 

This bird was one of a batch I received from Mark Procter last year and what a belter he is. He is a SVR (Terry McCarthy) X Ganus x Busschaert and we named him Soapy because of his beak. We have three youngbirds from him already and all are top notch so we would like to keep him and hope that he repairs well.

 

Has anyone experience of treating birds with injuries like this (particularly the crop one) ? Any / all advice respected and gratefully received.

 

 

Posted for interest, suggestions and experienced advice !

 

 

Thanks,

 

 

Steve

 

 

 

 

[Guest homestead]

we all know how good they are at healing by themselves but i dont know the extent of the crop injury. I usualy spray an antiseptic like germaline or savlon on cuts and hope for the best. I hope it works out for you he looks in great form Regards Les

[Guest IB]

No offence, but I think that's beyond the average fanciers expertise - there's a massive amount of flesh missing and the birds internal organs are exposed. There's a big risk to exposed areas of further damage and infection. My first thoughts are that you'd need a synthetic skin to bridge that enormous hole, and without giving it a second thought, I'd be getting the bird an emergency appointment with an avian vet. It will be costly - bank on a fee around £150.

[OLDYELLOW]

as IB said its lacking skin and inners are exposed skin is a barrier to infection so although your bird appears to be in otherwise good health it's to severe to do anything with , without skin there be no feathers , so cant see a happy ending unless a vet can create skin that will knit over the hole