2 Bleeding Chicks! Help Please!!

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TheBantyCoop

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Hi all,
I just discovered that 2 of my five week old chicks are bleeding! The blood patch on both chicks is very small and is right in between their nostrils, the wounds is almost identical on both chicks. I think that it is pretty obvious that the wounds are from bullying, as I have seen them in skirmishes before. The wounds don't look too severe, but I am scared that the blood will attract other chicks. I have heard of chicks that have been pecked to death, and I am getting rather frightened. I have read that I am supposed to separate any wounded birds, but it breaks my heart to think of them alone and I don't have the supplies to separate them. If separation is the only option then I'll do it, but is there anything I could do to just cover the blood?
As far as the wounds all I have done is put corn starch on them, but it just rubs off...
Is there anything I should put in the wounds to make them heal faster? Is solitary confinement my only option?
-El
 
They have been separated into a cardboard box with a divider in it. They are so lonely and are peeping like crazy.
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They have little dishes for food and water. It is time for bed so hopefully the darkness will put them to sleep soon. Poor lonely girls! :'(
 
Welcome to BYC!

For help with the injuries, you can post on the emergency forum:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/10/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures

While your little chicks are recovering in their isolation areas, you might try putting a small stuffed animal in with them and a non-breakable mirror. Hopefully they won't be alone for long.

Good luck with your birds. It's nice to have you here!
 
gander007 said:
I think the one or one's that need to be removed from the group are the chicks that are doing the damage as it will only get worse not better ........
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X2 - better to separate the bully.

Make sure the divider is see through, if they can see each other they will be less stressed.
 
Thanks for all of the help! I don't know who the bully is, as all of them fight each other. I have seen every bird pick a fight, and I didn't see the fight that caused the injuries.

I wish that I had had more options for the separation area, but all I could find was a large cardboard box. They can only hear each other, not see each other. It was late when I saw the cuts, so the box was my only option in the moment. I hope to purchase a wire dog crate today to use instead.

I have placed 2 stuffies with both birds in hopes of comfort. However, I have not added a mirror. That's a great idea! I'll see if I can find a couple of pocket mirrors laying around.

Ok I'm going to go the the emergency forum now! Thank you three for your advice!!

-El
 
Thanks all! I found a wire dog crate on clearance at Petco today, and I took the deal home with me. I used a piece of tarp to separate the crate into two sections, one for each chick. They are so much more happy I can't even tell you! My brooder is in a guest shower with a glass door, so I put the wire crate in front of it so that the two injured girls can see the other birds. They are much more happy and way less frantic. I am happy to have the cage in case I get a broody hen or another injured girl in the future! Things are running much more smoothly, thanks for the help!
-El
 

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