Wow!! You did a great job in suturing up that wound!! This information you shared was very clear and I'm sure it will be quite helpful to other chicken owners! Your videography was very good too!! She looks beautiful and healthy....a great recovery!!
Great job. We definitely could have used this video few months ago. We had to fully amputate one of our chickens wings and sew it back up. She recovered really well though and is still laying eggs today. Her new nickname is Kickin wing
Hello neighbor ❤️. Great job suturing!! You’re a wonderful teacher too!! I found all kinds of suture material on amazon if you ever want it❤️ I love your videos! They’re really helpful and enjoyable and sweet!! You do such a great job and the music is lovely! Your homestead is beautiful!! And praise God you all lived through that landslide!! That was wild!!
Hello Marci! That was sweet of you to check out our channel! We appreciate your the kind words ❤ We did purchase some REAL sutures after this event just in case there is a next time! Thank you very much 😊
I'm about to attempt this as my chicken recovering from a hawk attack has one wound super glue wasn't able to close. How do you obtain the penicillin? It seems like you need a vet's prescription but I can't find one who will take a look at chickens.
Unfortunately, they have taken antibiotics away from us without a prescription since I made this video...very upsetting for all of us raising animals! Vets usually don't treat chickens, like you mentioned. Without seeing the wound, I would maybe suggest leaving it open to heal from the inside out to avoid trapping bactierica inside...then you can topically clean it as it is healing. We had a female turkey who got some deep wounds from a male turkey and we just allowed her to heal on her own and she did eventually. Birds are very resilient. I know you may have already stitched her up by now, and hopefully if you were able to keep things very clean she will do well. Also, if you can utilize some natural antibiotics for the chicken, it may give her immune system a helpful boost...things like apple cider vinegar and garlic. I hope you chicken makes a full recovery!!!
@@honeyacreshomestead Thanks for your reply. Tonight we did suture the largest of the wounds that just wasn't closing on it's own. I've had some experience with stitches and have actual sutures with the needle attached and a needle puller. I was a bit surprised how tough her skin was but wrapping her up in a towel and covering her head, kept her pretty calm during the whole process. Do you know if oral amoxicillin pills can be dissolved and given in small amounts?
@@travisharp74 Nice job getting the sutures done! Amoxicillin may help, but I know dosing may be tricky. I did a quick google search and the dosage said " a dosage of 10 mg/kg administered orally at 24 h intervals should be effective in treating a variety of systemic infections in poultry." I guess just do the best you can with that and hopefully the little lady pulls through thanks to your careful doctoring.
Have you ever been successful doing this on a chick? The skin is so delicate I'm afraid I'd only do more damage. The chick is 4 weeks old, injured by a kitten..
Poor little thing. I have not tried it on a chick and I know what you mean about their skin being fragile. I would probably just try to keep it very clean and maybe use those strip bandages to close the wound up some if it is gaping...I hope it recovers well!!
I'm very impressed, lucky chicken being so well cared for. 💗🌻
Wow!! You did a great job in suturing up that wound!! This information you shared was very clear and I'm sure it will be quite helpful to other chicken owners! Your videography was very good too!! She looks beautiful and healthy....a great recovery!!
Thank you 😊 We were very happy we were able to help her!
Ditto Tamara’s comment! My thoughts exactly.
Great job. We definitely could have used this video few months ago. We had to fully amputate one of our chickens wings and sew it back up. She recovered really well though and is still laying eggs today. Her new nickname is Kickin wing
Oh wow! What a procedure you performed on her and how wonderful you were able to save her! Way to go!!!
Hello neighbor ❤️. Great job suturing!! You’re a wonderful teacher too!! I found all kinds of suture material on amazon if you ever want it❤️ I love your videos! They’re really helpful and enjoyable and sweet!! You do such a great job and the music is lovely! Your homestead is beautiful!! And praise God you all lived through that landslide!! That was wild!!
Hello Marci! That was sweet of you to check out our channel! We appreciate your the kind words ❤ We did purchase some REAL sutures after this event just in case there is a next time! Thank you very much 😊
Kudos to you to be able to do this! You look like you've done this before! How did you learn?
UA-cam! Ha! I actually had just watched several videos to learn after I paid $500 for our cat to get stitches at the vet...sure came in handy!
Also, I never got your address to send you a shirt...If you still want one, send me an email
Melissa@honeyacreshomestead.com
@@honeyacreshomestead Sure do! I sent it before, but I'll try it again!
I'm about to attempt this as my chicken recovering from a hawk attack has one wound super glue wasn't able to close. How do you obtain the penicillin? It seems like you need a vet's prescription but I can't find one who will take a look at chickens.
Unfortunately, they have taken antibiotics away from us without a prescription since I made this video...very upsetting for all of us raising animals! Vets usually don't treat chickens, like you mentioned. Without seeing the wound, I would maybe suggest leaving it open to heal from the inside out to avoid trapping bactierica inside...then you can topically clean it as it is healing. We had a female turkey who got some deep wounds from a male turkey and we just allowed her to heal on her own and she did eventually. Birds are very resilient. I know you may have already stitched her up by now, and hopefully if you were able to keep things very clean she will do well. Also, if you can utilize some natural antibiotics for the chicken, it may give her immune system a helpful boost...things like apple cider vinegar and garlic. I hope you chicken makes a full recovery!!!
@@honeyacreshomestead Thanks for your reply. Tonight we did suture the largest of the wounds that just wasn't closing on it's own. I've had some experience with stitches and have actual sutures with the needle attached and a needle puller. I was a bit surprised how tough her skin was but wrapping her up in a towel and covering her head, kept her pretty calm during the whole process.
Do you know if oral amoxicillin pills can be dissolved and given in small amounts?
@@travisharp74 Nice job getting the sutures done! Amoxicillin may help, but I know dosing may be tricky. I did a quick google search and the dosage said " a dosage of 10 mg/kg administered orally at 24 h intervals should be effective in treating a variety of systemic infections in poultry."
I guess just do the best you can with that and hopefully the little lady pulls through thanks to your careful doctoring.
Have you ever been successful doing this on a chick? The skin is so delicate I'm afraid I'd only do more damage. The chick is 4 weeks old, injured by a kitten..
Poor little thing. I have not tried it on a chick and I know what you mean about their skin being fragile. I would probably just try to keep it very clean and maybe use those strip bandages to close the wound up some if it is gaping...I hope it recovers well!!
@@honeyacreshomestead she's already up and walking around, drinking but not eating yet. I have hope 💛