3 month old chickens keep killing eachother in 10 by 18 coop with 5 gallon food dish and 2 gallon water what is the cause

[Savdye]

Like several of the other posters, I suspect a predator.

Can you bring the remaining chickens into your house for a few nights? Maybe put them in a dog crate or similar, and put them back outside each morning. If they are really killing each other, it would happen inside your house too. But if the real problem is a predator, that would keep the chickens safe while you deal with the predator (either blocking the way in, or trapping it, or whatever else works.)

This one is from another chicken a few days ago, she’s still alive though

 

[FunClucks]

This one is from another chicken a few days ago, she’s still alive though

Soap and water and/or betadyne, then dry and apply neosporin or polysporin. Bandage with vet wrap if possible. Keep the flies off her, and she should be okay. Hope she's doing better now.

 

[Savdye]

Jieisk. Q

Soap and water and/or betadyne, then dry and apply neosporin or polysporin. Bandage with vet wrap if possible. Keep the flies off her, and she should be okay. Hope she's doing better now.

I didn’t even think to bandage her, if I bandage her and fix the predator problem can I put her outside with the rest of the flock she’s been separated for a few days and I’m scared that if she’s gone too long they will attack her

 

[Savdye]

Soap and water and/or betadyne, then dry and apply neosporin or polysporin. Bandage with vet wrap if possible. Keep the flies off her, and she should be okay. Hope she's doing better now.

When I found her she couldn’t walk she was stuck laying on her side, she’s doing so much better now walking and standing up I’ve been putting neosporn on it and she’s eating and drinking again

 

[MasterofNone]

Just chiming in for moral support. Everyone is saying what I would suggest.

We had a raccoon incident a few months ago. Its just hard all around when something is killing and injuring your birds. Heartbreak, frustration trying to figure out what is going on and how to solve it, hard work, and did I mention - a lot of heart ache. So, just... hugs to you and your family. Hope your injured bird rebounds fast.

 

[MasterofNone]

We used veterycin spray on our birds' injuries after we cleaned them. It worked incredibly well.

 

[Savdye]

Just chiming in for moral support. Everyone is saying what I would suggest.

We had a raccoon incident a few months ago. Its just hard all around when something is killing and injuring your birds. Heartbreak, frustration trying to figure out what is going on and how to solve it, hard work, and did I mention - a lot of heart ache. So, just... hugs to you and your family. Hope your injured bird rebounds fast.

Thank you! This is our second round of chickens our last ones they pecked one to death then when I was in the hospital having my baby our dogs broke in the chicken run and took out some more then the last few birds were paralyzed and couldn’t walk and ended up passing away. Things were going so good with these guys i thought to fixed all the problems and now I dread going out to the coop all morning. I’m so sorry about your birds but it feels good to know someone understands

 

[Savdye]

We used veterycin spray on our birds' injuries after we cleaned them. It worked incredibly well.

I’ll definitely get some

 

[Mrs J]

We used veterycin spray on our birds' injuries after we cleaned them. It worked incredibly well.

That is my go to for all of our animals, horses, dogs, cat, It does an amazing job

 

[FunClucks]

Jieisk. Q

I didn’t even think to bandage her, if I bandage her and fix the predator problem can I put her outside with the rest of the flock she’s been separated for a few days and I’m scared that if she’s gone too long they will attack her

When I have a chicken like this, i put her in a large wire dog crate in the covered run (I have a covered run, not a coop). That way she has food, water, etc, and can move around a bit, but is separated from getting picked on. She will keep her place in the flock if they can see and hear her. If she's going out where flies can get to her and the wounds isn't dried out, then I'd bandage. Otherwise she's a candidate for flystrike. you'll still need to keep an eye on it and rebandage daily to be sure.

If the wound is dry and scabbed over, you can put bluekote or anti peck cream on it and put her back with the flock. Even if the wound is scabbed over, I still might keep her in the crate for a few days to be sure she's re-accepted by the flock and heals more before they can get to her.