One of my 13 week old pullets was scalped. It is a dime-sized wound but clean and I have her in a large dog wire cage in the mudroom so she's safe from the many MANY flies outside. I will keep her inside until it scabs over enough that flies aren't a problem.
But even after it happened, she was fine otherwise - foraging and being with the others. But now that she's inside, she just sits on the floor of this cage all day long. She gets NO activity.
Any suggestions? I'd put some blue on her and send her out for awhile, but for the flies.
OR do you think it's okay to let her heal with liquid bandage on the wound and Hen Healer (like Blu-Kate) over it and be with the others. I have grown hens and 4 more pullets she was hatched with. I'm more concerned about flies than her being pecked as I'm fairly certain it was caused by a new young rooster who is now gone. He was fine with the older hens but yesterday I saw him grab another pullet and nearly rip the back of her neck as well because she didn't know to submit until I intervened.
Advice? Keep her in until it scabs over well is my idea but I'm concerned that she's not getting any physical exercise at all.
But even after it happened, she was fine otherwise - foraging and being with the others. But now that she's inside, she just sits on the floor of this cage all day long. She gets NO activity.
Any suggestions? I'd put some blue on her and send her out for awhile, but for the flies.
OR do you think it's okay to let her heal with liquid bandage on the wound and Hen Healer (like Blu-Kate) over it and be with the others. I have grown hens and 4 more pullets she was hatched with. I'm more concerned about flies than her being pecked as I'm fairly certain it was caused by a new young rooster who is now gone. He was fine with the older hens but yesterday I saw him grab another pullet and nearly rip the back of her neck as well because she didn't know to submit until I intervened.
Advice? Keep her in until it scabs over well is my idea but I'm concerned that she's not getting any physical exercise at all.