Quail hen scalped! HELP!!! (GRAPHIC)

[SubourbonChicken]

I awoke this morning to find my Tibetan Coturnix hen scalped! A horrific sight, made my heart stop opening the coop to see such a thing. She was cuddled in the corner drinking water trying to stay hydrated....
I have seperated her from the rest of the flock, (a roo and 2 other hens) and she is currently in a 10 gal rehab tank equiped with a red heat bulb I used for the brooder, She was still all day but near early evening began drinking again, quite profusely, then attempted to preen, not yet seen her eat. She is rather twitchy, could it be neurological damage? I cannot tell if what is exposed is muscle or very bloodied skin. I immediately applied SuperClot to the wound since it has disinfectant and clotting properties (all I had on hand at the moment) so the shine it gives may make it more gruesome looking than it is.
Culling is not an option.
Does anyone know anything else I could do???

 

[Rivergirl06]

I had the same thing happen, I brought mine inside and cleaned the wound with water and patted it dry to stop the bleeding followed by neosporin and kept her in the house away from the flock till it was eating and drinking, keep neosporin on it to help fight infection. More or less quarantine it for a few days. I keep a brooder box handy for any mishaps that might happen..

 

[SubourbonChicken]

I had the same thing happen, I brought mine inside and cleaned the wound with water and patted it dry to stop the bleeding followed by neosporin and kept her in the house away from the flock till it was eating and drinking, keep neosporin on it to help fight infection. More or less quarantine it for a few days. I keep a brooder box handy for any mishaps that might happen..

Did they ever recover? Very sorry to hear about your quail, I have learned this is an all too common dilemma. I'm worried sick over her, but I've heard survival rate is high? I hope?

 

[Rivergirl06]

Did they ever recover? Very sorry to hear about your quail, I have learned this is an all too common dilemma. I'm worried sick over her, but I've heard survival rate is high? I hope?

I have chickens, but yes she did and doing great, her neck was pecked all the way to the bone and scalped.. just make sure to keep the wound clean and put Neosporin on it for a few days.

 

[Bantam chooks]

We had a quail and the dog got her through the meshh and ripped of her feathers and skin around her neck. Quail are very hardy birds. She lived inside with us for a few weeks, isolated from the others and applied disinfectant and kept it clean. She made a full recovery although her feathers never grew back.
Fingers crossed for you

 

[SubourbonChicken]

I awoke this morning to find my Tibetan Coturnix hen scalped! A horrific sight, made my heart stop opening the coop to see such a thing. She was cuddled in the corner drinking water trying to stay hydrated....
I have seperated her from the rest of the flock, (a roo and 2 other hens) and she is currently in a 10 gal rehab tank equiped with a red heat bulb I used for the brooder, She was still all day but near early evening began drinking again, quite profusely, then attempted to preen, not yet seen her eat. She is rather twitchy, could it be neurological damage? I cannot tell if what is exposed is muscle or very bloodied skin. I immediately applied SuperClot to the wound since it has disinfectant and clotting properties (all I had on hand at the moment) so the shine it gives may make it more gruesome looking than it is.
Culling is not an option.
Does anyone know anything else I could do???

Update!
She continues to scratch at her injured head. I don't know what to do from hear. Using SuperClot and neosporin. Anyone suggestions??

 

[PolishAllTheWay]

I had the same thing happen, I brought mine inside and cleaned the wound with water and patted it dry to stop the bleeding followed by neosporin and kept her in the house away from the flock till it was eating and drinking, keep neosporin on it to help fight infection. More or less quarantine it for a few days. I keep a brooder box handy for any mishaps that might happen..

Ya that is exactly what I do, it works well. I’ve had this happen on several occasions

 

[SubourbonChicken]

She has now begun to heal but every time it starts to look better she scratches a new hole in her head. It's frustrating because it's 1 step forward two steps back. I bet it itches, but how do I stop her from doing this?

 

[SubourbonChicken]

She has now begun to heal but every time it starts to look better she scratches a new hole in her head. It's frustrating because it's 1 step forward two steps back. I bet it itches, but how do I stop her from doing this?

And when should I stop the ointment to let it scab over?

 

[Rivergirl06]

And when should I stop the ointment to let it scab over?

You can stop when it dries up and scabs over, as far as stopping her from scratching I don't know. Hopefully she'll stop on her own.