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Help! Somebody is pecking at her comb!!!

post #1 of 3
5/11/12 at 6:43am
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Yesterday, we noticed that the comb on our beautiful Barred Rocks Oprah's head was bloody as if one of our other 5 hens has been pecking at it. There's some blood in the roosting area, like they were fighting in there. How can I identify the culprit bully and stop the behavior? What should I do to treat Oprah's comb? Can I clean it? Do I need to separate them?

This is my first flock, and they are only a year old. Any advice? Thanks!

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post #2 of 3
5/11/12 at 10:00pm

Most likely there isn't much you can do. It is a pecking order thing. Just clean the injured comb and keep an eye. It is a sad reality. I always remind myself that they are not being mean, it is instinct.

Alice, Brucie and Lil Peep (Barred Plymough Rocks); Chico, Sandy and Pearlie (R.I. Reds); Esmerelda (Black Minorca) and Buttercup (Buff Orpington).


Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

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Alice, Brucie and Lil Peep (Barred Plymough Rocks); Chico, Sandy and Pearlie (R.I. Reds); Esmerelda (Black Minorca) and Buttercup (Buff Orpington).


Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

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post #3 of 3
5/12/12 at 5:06am

^ ^Second that; and I would put some blu-kote on it as well.
 

Five dogs, two cats, two budgies, one parrot, five hens, six new chicks and a great DH who built me the coop of my dreams:)

The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different. ~ Hippocrates

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Five dogs, two cats, two budgies, one parrot, five hens, six new chicks and a great DH who built me the coop of my dreams:)

The soul is the same in all living creatures, although the body of each is different. ~ Hippocrates

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