Infection? Help!

[GermanKennhuhn]

I noticed a weird scab on my Delaware pullet today. I cleaned it up as best as I could and bandaged it. Once it was cleaned up, I could see the scab was dead skin, and underneath was irritated, infected looking skin. Here’s some pics:

The wound extends a bit under the skin, like a pocket. I sprayed veteracyn on it, put some antibiotic cream on the wound, and put her in a seperate cage with one of her buddies. Is there anything else I can do? What caused this? We did have a lice issue 1-2 weeks ago, but that’s taken care of. Thanks in advance, any advice is appreciated!!!

 

[sourland]

Do you have a rooster ? It may be a mating injury form a rooster's toenails or spur.

 

[azygous]

Actually, the wound looks like it's healing well. What you see as a "pocket" is called granulation. It's her body building tissue around the edges of the wound and growing it toward the center. Eventually, all that will be left is a tiny "volcano" with a small hole in it. That will close and she will be completely healed.

Keep spraying the Vetericyn a few times a day. If you can set her up in the run during the day in a safe place where the others won't peck at her back, she won't have to go through the re-integration process.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Do you have a rooster ? It may be a mating injury form a rooster's toenails or spur.

I do have a rooster, it could be from him. The injury was under her wing though.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Actually, the wound looks like it's healing well. What you see as a "pocket" is called granulation. It's her body building tissue around the edges of the wound and growing it toward the center. Eventually, all that will be left is a tiny "volcano" with a small hole in it. That will close and she will be completely healed.

Keep spraying the Vetericyn a few times a day. If you can set her up in the run during the day in a safe place where the others won't peck at her back, she won't have to go through the re-integration process.

Oh ok. I’m glad it’s healing. I probably will set her up in the coop, and I’ll definitely keep spraying the vetericyn on it.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Thank you both!!!