pecked chick

  1. bumblychicken

    Pecked at chick occasionally panting but eating and drinking

    This 4 and a half week old chick has been pecked at its new pin feathers several times and I have had to isolate her twice now. She was what seemed to be healed for the past several days but today I found her with blood on her tail feathers again. This time that I have separated her though...
  2. Z

    (Injury picture warning) New born baby chicked pecked all skin off head

    So a little background, we had a mother hen sitting on some eggs, her sister who becomes broody when she does, tries to fight to sit on her eggs. We had secluded the sister in another pen so they wouldn't fight over the babies, but we let her free roam some and she somehow got back into the main...
  3. BookWormDenise

    Polish chick getting pecked - What should I do?

    Well, as DobieLover predicted on my introduction post thread, my little flock of mixed breed chicks just turned 3 weeks old, and now they’re pecking at Chickabiddy’s head (my white crested black Polish girl who is so sweet and likes to perch on my arm to be petted). 😥 I am brand new to chickens...
  4. 3

    Does pecked chicken need to be separated?

    This chick (6 weeks old) has been pecked. Should we separate her or leave her with the flock? We have a total of 26 pullets and 1 roo in an 8x8 coop. We know we need more roosting bars to prevent this in the first place. They are being installed this weekend. We also plan to start letting...
  5. Susanwhitten28

    Baby chicken got pecked pretty severely

    It’s been two days since I found one of my younger chicken got in with the older ones. It was pecked pretty horrible but it’s still alive eating and drinking. I have put neosporin on the wounds and have separated her but she seems still pretty weak and very unstable. I bought some electrolytes...
  6. Soleil_A

    does ada need a hat?

    Hi! A few months ago i rescued 2 chicks being pecked to death. they are now older, healthy, and happy! One of them, Ada, got peck so bad i think she might have permanent feather loss. I live in Michigan, so it gets very, very cold. Could that area get frost bitten? Should I buy/make A...
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