Hawk Attack Injury

[rich]

Hi ,

 

Please help

 

One of my hens has returned home with holes in neck and chest

 

Is there anything I should be dressing wounds with

 

Thanks in advance

[Henrik]

Hi ,

 

Please help

 

One of my hens has returned home with holes in neck and chest

 

Is there anything I should be dressing wounds with

 

Thanks in advance

Crushed aspirin is what I use

[Guest homestead]

i have used spray on Germaline ?

[sapper756]

If large holes, you will need to clean the wound with warm water and then sew them up, then apply any of the forementioned applications to prevent infection.

[andy Burgess]

i have also plugged holes in the crop with vaseline .this was after a hen returned with 2 holes in the front ,and as she drank the water was coming straight out . wound repaired well ,and she was fine afterwards .

[walterboswell59]

for holes i use super glue clean and dry the wound with kitchen roll diped in warm water half a cup with a teaspoon of bleach or tcp dry off then glue one side of wound along the skin and hold to gether it works great

[greenlands]

If they don't require stitching I leave them to mend,stitching just do it and leave it,I never wash them or put any treatment on them.The blood will dry and make a barrier.

[harry h]

Hi ,

 

Please help

 

One of my hens has returned home with holes in neck and chest

 

Is there anything I should be dressing wounds with

 

Thanks in advance

 

If water is coming out the breast give it a good clean and stitch it up,then spray on some dry wound powder you can get Savlon Dry Antiseptic Spry from Boots.

[scottym7]

Agree wit all above comments, i have used spray savalon before and found it excellent.

[ovy1255]

i have for a number of years kept this spray on hand around the loft---spray on turns to orange powder.found it to be a great help .

BETADINE

[thepigeonman]

Try teramicin or antiseptic spray from harbros or tht you can use on cattle or poultry or any animal it is good I used it on my mum n dads chickens when it gt attacked by dog or tht n it healed well when they had the chickens

[gulkie]

Antiseptic cream then superglue if open wound then cover wound in new skin from chemist

[harry h]

Don't laugh at this before you try it for yourself,when I was a young lad and had the Pouters my good hen that won 32 tackles hit the wires and bust her crop open,took a great piece of skin off aswell couldn't stitch it so got a Durex and cut it right up the middle then cut it into a square stuck it on with super glue, six months later you would never have known that she had been injured,but she was never the same after that, she flew like a balloon.

[Guest H@wkBait]

im with greenlands dont wash em or put anything on them let them build a natural barrier but if you do feel the need to put something on them make sure its dry as germoline or vaseline will keep the wound moist which you dont want

[boxer]

ALO VERA GEL BRILLIANT STUFF!!

[Darnaway]

I would avoid using aspirin as it has the effect of thinning the blood which causes an issue if there is any bleeding