Obxbeachin
In the Brooder
- Mar 20, 2023
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When I went to let my chickens out I saw that my biggest rooster had an injured comb, it was bleeding and looked like another chicken had been pecking at it. I had seen my smallest bantam chicken would try to jump on my big rooster and peck at him. Everything seemed to be ok as long as my big rooster moved out of the little ones way. I guess sometime during the night the little rooster got to the big one and injured his comb. I removed the injured chicken and placed him back in a separate area. I did not have any quick stop and so I put cornstarch on the inured comb (I had read this or flour was ok to use if you did not have quick stop). All seemed to be ok until yesterday when I went to replenish the water and food. He was dead. This was my favorite rooster and was the nicest one I have ever had. Is this normal for a chicken to not survive due to a comb injury? Right now I am blaming my little chicken (which should be grateful he is alive after my fiancé gave it CPR when it got in the duck area and drowned in small kiddie pool I had for the ducks).