Thanks for the advice, the next morning she was OK, the wound was scabbed over and during the day it was not picked on. I got some Blue-Kote just to have on hand for emergencies.
As far as why, there are about 20 hens in this group (I have a separate group of chickens in a different part of...
I have a fantasticly colored Americana hen about 6 months old. She is by far my favorite hen, she is dominant among her sisters and all of them (12 new birds) has been in the flock for more then 2 months with no problems once the pecking order was established. Tonight I went to put them away...