Bandage for Coyote Mauled Hen

This has been quite the week, first the coyote grabbed one of our Cuckoo hens and mauled her pretty good. She is doing well but she needs a bandage. Thanks Uno for mentioning the honey. It is one thing I truly believe in but Wes (DH) was afraid to use it because we have tried to bandage her but like houdini, she slips out within a short time. I went to pick up some dog food and the vet said "use honey" and use a bandage, ya right, why didn't I think of that? Ok,thing is it's a design nightmare. The affected area is on her left flank (if chickens have flanks) just below the wing to the top of the leg, maybe a 4" area. Does anyone have a design that might work?

FOrget it. Bandage is not going to happen. Remember, as much as I love my vet, he is not used to dealing with poultry and you can be darn sure at vet school was never asked to bandage a chicken! It's just what they say, you can't hold it against them.

You do have to separate her or she will be attacked by other hens. I use an upside down laundry basket for temporary chicken confinement. Make sure you have found the puncture wounds, honey them up and hope a lung wasn't punctured. Good luck!

I second Uno. If it's hot there, watch for maggots. Make sure you rinse the wound with water or water/iodine diluted once a day or so, and apply fresh honey Works wonders! I can't get a reasonable bandage design for poultry and the one time I did I think it just harbored more infection then helped