Things got Bloody today!

[noshoes]

My McMurray order of Leg Horns, Black & Red Stars are almost full grown! Two of six are laying delicious eggs and this afternoon they spent pecking scratching and fighting in the backyard. Things got a little bloody!

 

[mychookschick]

YIKES!! You need to clean that up and get Blu-kote (or something similar) or they will literally eat each other alive!

 

[The Turken Lady]

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WOAH!!

Yes,that's a good idea. I had on who got his neck pecked to the MUSCLE AND BONE.

He survived and his skin grew back.

Blu-kote worked like a charm,that's what we put on him.

Hope nothing like that happens to him..

 

[Lostbody]

What is this Blu-kote you speak of?

 

[teach1rusl]

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You can find it at Tractor Supply and similar places. It's basically an antiseptic that colors dark blue/purplish. It's good to camouflage blood and evidently has a nasty taste as well.

 

[wildorchid053]

bluekote is a blue antiseptic that helps camoflague the sores and scabs. definately keep and eye on your chicken. once they have tasted blood they are pretty hard to stop from pecking again.. i have a rooster that gets pecked severly by hens and roos.. even caught the hens drinking the drips off his comb.. he is in a coop alone for now. it has happened to him twice.. he will have to stay alone . good luck with your chicken. mine was fine all summer with his hens then snow time came and they were after him again..seems it has happened for the last two winters..

 

[noshoes]

Thank you for all the chicken advice I will be very vigilant and make sure there are no problems.