As to the injury, true on both points, I have no idea at all how it happened, except perhaps for pecking. Clueless, but yes I dont want it happening again. At all. First flock injury problem. They are out and about all day foraging. Not due to confinement I don't think....
This chicken is such...
Aww thanks! No roosters...I will look at gauze and vetwrap maybe? Around her neck, not sure...
I had her inside for a couple of hours, she was insistent on going outside, but I will pick her up this evening and put her in a crate inside...
Mm, well, as things go this is relatively minor, I know. But I spied an oddity on my Wyandotte's rose comb. The back spike was sticking up and then I saw another chicken pecking it once. I brought her inside, wiped with saline solution. There was a bit of blood on the cotton ball. I put triple...