"Lucky" caught by the fox

[Anonymous]

About 3-4 weeks ago, one of our Light Sussex was caught. (during the day). She'd gone outside the run into a huge patch of nettles and I heard the squawking and threw a fork into the area, so the fox went away. "Lucky" ran into the undergrowth with a huge chunk bitten out of her back, so I thought that was it. Later that day she was walking round the garden, eating and scratching! I isolated her and applied antiseptic,till the wound healed over and she went back into the flock. (she can defend herself well enough) and now she has a big black hard scab, and seems fine. I'm just leaving it. Do you think she will be OK eventually? I'm hoping the scab will drop off in time.

 

[Davidd]

Hi, if she is eating/drinking and behaving normally then she will be fine- as long as the wound is dry and not infected by the bite- i.e. no puss, smell or bleeding /redness then it should heal ok- she may or may not grow feathers over it- depending on how much tissue was removed but she can still lead a normal life- she was a very lucky girl
regards, David