5 week old pecked badly

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks everyone - immensely helpful. Another update - after holding her for half an hour wrapped in a heating pad, she just came alive. She has eaten an entire scrambled egg. She is drinking. I am giving her only rooster booster, which includes all the recommended vitamins as well as electrolytes. I am considering putting the cat crate inside the coop tonight or tomorrow so she can feel close to her sisters. What do you think? The wound is still looking clean and moist. I am only using neosporin at the moment and cleaning with saline. If I put her out there I will put Blu-kote on her.

im hoping for the best. Attaching some photos of the coop (they are in the smaller one on the right and I let them down beneath the coop during the day.
Also photos of the bully. It’s a Welsummer. Supposed to be a hen, please correct me if it isn’t

Welsummer looks like a pullet to me. She's looks older, so will probably continue to pick on the youngsters until they get bigger. Sometimes having mixed ages can be an issue as well. It may come down to you having to separate her and see if that's a solution.

Glad the injured chick is doing better!
If she can at least be outside in the crate during the day that would be good so she can see the others. You will want to make sure flies can't get onto the wounds - they lay eggs and the resulting maggots cause a lot of damage quickly (in hot weather maggots can emerge in just 24hrs)

Neosporin is fine to use.
I do like Blu Kote for it's healing properties and it works, but the color makes it hard to access fresh wounds so I don't use it that often.

Hope she continues to improve!

 

[Georgiahome622]

Welsummer looks like a pullet to me. She's looks older, so will probably continue to pick on the youngsters until they get bigger. Sometimes having mixed ages can be an issue as well. It may come down to you having to separate her and see if that's a solution.

Glad the injured chick is doing better!
If she can at least be outside in the crate during the day that would be good so she can see the others. You will want to make sure flies can't get onto the wounds - they lay eggs and the resulting maggots cause a lot of damage quickly (in hot weather maggots can emerge in just 24hrs)

Neosporin is fine to use.
I do like Blu Kote for it's healing properties and it works, but the color makes it hard to access fresh wounds so I don't use it that often.

Hope she continues to improve!

Now you have me worried about flies. We don’t have a big problem here but I definitely want to avoid that! The gnats have been a bad this year. What can I do to prevent flies or gnatfrom bothering her? If I keep it coated with neosporin, will that keep her safe?

chicks arrived the same day, and she has only gotten bigger in the last week. That’s why I worried she was a rooster.

thanks again for your expertise. My older flock, 7 months old, has been peaceful, pecking order limited to minor stuff.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I would watch and see if they land on her with the Neosporin. They may.

 

[Georgiahome622]

I would watch and see if they land on her with the Neosporin. They may.

@Wyorp Rock would you take a look at this pic and tell me if you think this infection or skin growing? Yesterday, the wound surprised me because it seemed skin was growing from the edges already. This morning it looks like this. I’m worried about infection, but I’ve kept her clean and covered in triple antibiotic. She is still chipper and eating. Not drinking much but I’m trying. If it’s infection, what should I do? (That’s egg in her beak if you are wondering)

thanks in advance.

 

[Georgiahome622]

@Wyorp Rock would you take a look at this pic and tell me if you think this infection or skin growing? Yesterday, the wound surprised me because it seemed skin was growing from the edges already. This morning it looks like this. I’m worried about infection, but I’ve kept her clean and covered in triple antibiotic. She is still chipper and eating. Not drinking much but I’m trying. If it’s infection, what should I do? (That’s egg in her beak if you are wondering)

thanks in advance.

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I have cleaned a couple of times with peroxide and it looks better. She’s eating better. Vet says he doesn’t have anything to give her due to her size. Waiting it out, keeping it clean.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@Wyorp Rock would you take a look at this pic and tell me if you think this infection or skin growing? Yesterday, the wound surprised me because it seemed skin was growing from the edges already. This morning it looks like this. I’m worried about infection, but I’ve kept her clean and covered in triple antibiotic. She is still chipper and eating. Not drinking much but I’m trying. If it’s infection, what should I do? (That’s egg in her beak if you are wondering)

thanks in advance.

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I have cleaned a couple of times with peroxide and it looks better. She’s eating better. Vet says he doesn’t have anything to give her due to her size. Waiting it out, keeping it clean.

The green is bruising.
As far as looks, to me it looks ok. Skin does seem to fill in fairly quickly.

Cleaning with peroxide is ok initially but over time it can inhibit healing. Chlorhexidine (Hibiclens) is very good to use, betadine, saline or vetericyn are other good choices.

Signs of infection would be a bad odor, pus, angry looking tissue and/or the bird being lethargic/in a state of decline.