Help! Hen with sliced comb

[georgiashens]

My pullet also had a pretty bad freak accident and her comb was almost completely torn off. She looked like she had a snood. I used a new razor and cut the rest off and used wet cornstarch to dab on the wound to keep it from bleeding. I just kept her to herself in a dog carrier and used saline to clean it. She healed enough to be put back with her flockmates in a week!View attachment 3661789

Does it hurt them and do they put up a fight and screech? I’m not sure if I have to guts to do it!

 

[Rose the Legbar]

It did hurt her but her comb was impeding her vision and needed to be removed. Most of it was already dead and I didn’t like seeing it. I wrapped her up in a towel and held her while I had someone else (who was way less squeamish) cut it off.
Your girl still has a ton of comb left that is still healthy tissue so I think letting it run its course would be fine.

 

[georgiashens]

It did hurt her but her comb was impeding her vision and needed to be removed. Most of it was already dead and I didn’t like seeing it. I wrapped her up in a towel and held her while I had someone else (who was way less squeamish) cut it off.
Your girl still has a ton of comb left that is still healthy tissue so I think letting it run its course would be fine.

Okay, thank you. I have ordered some vetericyn and it’s due to arrive tomorrow. Hopefully that helps it heal and keep clean!

 

[tlcmurphy]

my girl did that too, tore the back half of her comb off sticking her fool head through the chicken wire. It looked horrible but healed just fine. Your hen looks the same, I’d let it be and just spray with Vetrycin. No need to cut it off.
1” X 1” wire isn’t big enough for her to put her head through.

 

[tlcmurphy]

my girl did that too, tore the back half of her comb off stocking her fool head through the chicken wire. It looked horrible but healed just fine. Your hen looks the same, I’d let it be and just spray with Vetrycin. No need to cut it off.
1” X 1” wire isn’t big enough for her to put her head through.

Here’s my girl now, the back half of her comb does go grey on occasion but she’s doing well otherwise’

 

[georgiashens]

Little update. I have got veterycin and will spray the wound 2x a day. It has rained today so helped wash all her head feathers. I took some more pictures that show the wound a lot clearer. I’m pretty sure that the dark bit is dying and will fall off eventually

 

[Lillith37]

Poor love. I don’t see why it shouldn’t heal up nicely though.

 

[georgiashens]

Poor love. I don’t see why it shouldn’t heal up nicely though.

It looks like it will

 

[tlcmurphy]

That part will stay black for quite awhile. She may or may not lose it.

 

[georgiashens]

Hi! I was looking through my old posts and thought I’d update incase it can help anyone else.

So, she has been left with a funny looking dangly comb. It doesn’t bother her in anyway and it healed really fast! It can sometimes get a little grey but usually it’s the same colour as the rest. My best guess for what happened was that maybe a fox was harassing them inside the coop and she was bouncing off the walls but I can’t be sure. Thank you for all your help