Re: [Grass-Fed-Eggs] Digest for grass-fed-eggs@googlegroups.com - 3 updates in 2 topics

[Kristin Hicks]

I use colloidal Silver and spray it onto wounds. It can be spayed on many times in one day and helps heal the chickens very quickly. I would do it until the wound is healed and there is no sign of infection. Add some to the water too. Just make sure to use a plastic or glass container. Not metal. 

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Lewis <scor...@copper.net>: Apr 04 08:09AM -0700 Look for rat dropping,too me it look like a rat bite.   --- grass-f...@googlegroups.com wrote:   From: grass-f...@googlegroups.com   To: Digest recipients <grass-f...@googlegroups.com>   Subject: [Grass-Fed-Eggs] Digest for grass-f...@googlegroups.com - 1 update in 1 topic   Date: Sat, 04 Apr 2015 04:34:24 +0000   grass-f...@googlegroups.com Google Groups   Topic digest   View all topics   My silky has a side wound - 1 Update   My silky has a side wound   Bill Brier <bill...@yahoo.com>: Apr 03 10:16PM   Hi all -- My six month old pet silky has a side wound. I thought she was brooding the past 5 days and I just now noticed it. I don't think it was caused by some kind of attack. She lives a peaceful life with her sister and step-sister -- an American. They're all locked up at night. I've attached two pictures. Any Idea what the problem is and how to fix it?   Thanks, bill   -----------------   billbrier.com Mystery Writer   The Killer Who Hated Soup, The Killer Who Wasn't There, The Devil Orders Takeout   Back to top   You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this group. You can change your settings on the group membership page.   To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an email to grass-fed-egg...@googlegroups.com.

Chris Squires <pie...@earthlink.net>: Apr 04 02:26PM -0400 My first reaction was that it could be a rat or other rodent bite. But could also be a rooster's spur slipping. Or some minor wound that bled, and attracted picking from her friend or even the hen herself.   Birds heal phenomenally well. Check the wound -- if it smells bad, might want to apply a little antiseptic and rinse it out well. I use a squirt bottle with very dilute antiseptic solution. Or betadine. Or that blue stuff meant for coating wounds. Then gently move some of her surrounding feathers to cover the area, and put a patch of duct tape on the feathers and extending a bit up and down or wherever it looks like it is sturdy -- make a mat of feathers and duct tape - -a little patch to hold over the damaged skin area. The skin will heal where the feathers keep it protected from picking or further poking or biting. When the feathers and duct tape fall off, there will be new skin and possibly even new feathers underneath (might take a few weeks).   DO set out rat traps or a bait station, or direct your friendly barn cat or terrier to check out the area. If the cat or dog are not friendly to chickens, put the chickens in a carrier and temporarily remove them from the area.   Make sure the doors/windows/hatches are closed before you go to bed at night. Young rats can squeeze through a 1 inch opening, mice through 1/2 inch. Just a thought. Might have been a fluke accident, or a hawk or a twig sticking out from a bush and the chicken flew into it. But it does look like the type of injury a rat might make. Or a weasel.   Chris   On 4/4/2015 11:09 AM, Lewis wrote: > an email to grass-fed-egg...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:grass-fed-egg...@googlegroups.com>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.     -- Chris Squires Little Biddy Farm Dairy Sheep, Dairy Goats, Miniature Dairy Goats   pie...@earthlink.net littleb...@gmail.com   "The single biggest problem with communication is the illusion that it has taken place. " -- George Bernard Shaw   "We are here on earth to do good unto others. What the others are here for, I have no idea." - WH Auden       --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

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Michael Sommerlad - Australia <msomm...@gmail.com>: Apr 03 10:17PM -0700 It looks like a classic mating wound, caused by the toes of the rooster. Are any of your females displaying " dominance" behaviour?

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[Bill Brier]

Thanks Kristin and others trying to help. My panic was only that -- panic. It turned out that the "injury" was nothing more than poo-poo that was stuck to her side. I don't know why her wing looked like some of the feather were gone. Anyway, I bathed her and was shocked (happily) to see her clean up good as new. (-:

Thanks again,

bill

 

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[Jim Adams]

My favorite antiseptic for chickens is the farmers friend -- Bag Balm which you can get a small square can of it at any farm store. Chickens don't like the taste, so you get a two-fer .. a healing salve, and an anti-pecking goop.