injury to hen

  1. chrissysue

    Chicken's head is swollen. Injury/disease?

    Hey All, About 10 days ago Peep's head appeared to be bleeding and I assume that she had been pecked at. We washed the wound and put a large glob of antibiotic ointment on it. I gave the wound a week and it appeared it wasn't healing so we have been spraying Vetericyn on it once daily for three...
  2. JHH3

    Rooster Advice - Rooster injuring hens

    I've got a rooster (almost 1 year old) that's overly enthusiastic with his mating and based on the location of the injuries to the hens he's gouging them with his spurs, either because they're trying to get away from him or he's just clumsy. In any event, I'm getting too many injuries too...
  3. A

    probably dumb question...

    Hello- newbie here with a probably dumb question that might make me seem terrible, but I only want what's best for the poor girl... Two days ago, my usually very helpful and gentle chicken-herding dog cornered one of my hens. There was blood coming from under her wing. I quickly scooped her...
  4. BottomsUp

    Hen's comb and wattle are injured, right eye is swollen shut

    Hello, everyone! As the title says, I have a hen with an injured comb and wattle, and her right eye is swollen shut. I've been integrating some rescues into my flock, and have been keeping an eye on everyone during their limited but increasing time together. Yesterday one of my relatives let...
  5. Missythechickenlady

    Hen or rooster and if hen something not right??

    So this chickens name is hoppy because it just hops around. It looks like a rooster. I do have a black australorp rooster as well. It is in one of the pictures anyway I'm not sure if it is a boy or girl and there is definitely something not right. Its tail is sideways and it has some kind of...
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