How to Treat Wounds and Hurt Wings After a Backyard Chicken Predator Attack

Is it a broken wing, or just a pinched nerve? After a dog broke into Wendy’s coop, she was left with a few injured birds and a lot of questions. Dr. Blayne is on site today to show you exactly how a vet assesses the damage. We’re breaking down: The Righting Response: How to check for nerve damage in a limp wing. Wound Management: When to intervene and when to let the amazing healing power of poultry skin take over. The Preen Gland: We show you exactly what it looks like. Bonus: Do you know why your roosters have red legs? The Poultry Doc Podcast is part of https://thepoultrydoc.com/ - a website dedicated to bringing board-certified poultry medicine to backyard chickens. 🩺 Sign up for our free newsletter: https://tpd.fyi/favus 🥚 Connect with us on Facebook:   / poultrydoc   🐔 Follow us on Instagram:   / thepoultrydoc   #BackyardChickens #ChickenKeepers #dogattack #ThePoultryDoc #firstaid 0:00 Introduction 0:23 Dog attack story 1:06 Treating the rooster's back wound 2:59 Cleaning and medicating wounds 3:00 Feather regrown and preen gland 4:52 "Red legs" and rooster maturity 5:00 Hen with wing/ nerve injury 6:27 Nerve inflammation and recovery 7:03 Closing