ThePinksters
In the Brooder
- Apr 15, 2020
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We have 7 hens and one Polish Roo who are all right around 4/5 months old. We’ve been gone on vacation for 10 days and have had a tender stopping by every other day to check on them. We returned home today to find an injury on our Roo. It’s at the base of his tail feathers and the hens are pecking at it. I have two questions...First, is this something the girls could have done to him? Second, how should I care for it? I let him out of the coop to free range on his own so the girls can’t peck at it. These are my first chickens, and I have missed them terribly while we’ve been gone. It was so fun to see them get soooo excited when I went to the coop after we got home today. Want to make sure I care for my Roo well, I think he’s going to be a pretty docile guy, but his back is definitely bothering him. Attaching photos.....