Thank you for the information on no pain medication... the Neosporin I used was medicated so I will find a different one for future application.
When I checked on her this morning she was bawking and chipper. She was also pecking at the bowl of feed that is in there with her. I haven't seen...
I cleaned out the wound with Peroxide, squirted a good amount of Betadine and then put on hefty dose of Neosporin.
I choose not to put any bandage on her because I read the more air the better.
I moved her into my garage and have her in a 32 Gallon tub with a screen over top. It's kind of...
I haven't had a chance to treat her yet. I picked up gauze and betadine antiseptic today at lunch. Hopefully she survived the day without any additional damage.
I have 9, three month old Rhode Island Reds in a 7' x 7' coop... and a 600sqft run.
The one with the damage is always the...
When I went to let the chickens out this morning one of them had this wound on the back of her neck and wing. It is deep, I can see skin & bone.
I didn't see any signs of a predator getting into the coop. I thought the coop was secure but now I just don't know.
Could this damage be from...
HELP! I'm new to chickens..... Does anyone know what this could be? This is a 3 month old Rhode Island Red... I just notice her wing is missing feathers and looks super rough... I have 9 girls all the same age, Coop is 7' x 7' and run is about 600 sqt. I haven't observed any vicious behavior...