9 Week Old Pullet Attacked

[Mackpeeps]

Yesterday one of our pullets got out of their run and into the "adult" run. She got attacked by some of the older hens. We found her trying to get back into her run. We brought her inside and my wife put some water with coloidal silver on her wounds. And then gave her some water. Is there anything else we should do for her?

 

[MommaHen1996]

Oh my... poor poor sweet thing. Put some antibiotics on it. And keep away from any chicken period, even her litter mates...once one chicken sees blood, they all see it as a weakness..and will...cull her for no reason just watch for secondary infection.

 

[MommaHen1996]

Feed her yogurt to help naturally boost her immune system. You can also scramble her some eggs for extra protein. If u have an old dog kennel or crate, you should keep her there...until she is 100 % better.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Yes, 100% separate her! I had something similar happen to one of my chicks and put veterciyn and Neosporin (no pain relief) on it 2-3 times daily. My chick had to be put down because of it, but she was a lot worse than yours is so don’t worry about that. I hope she gets better.

 

[Mackpeeps]

Thank you for all of the advice. We separated her as soon as she was found and is now enjoying her stay in the "chicken spa". She has the old brooder all to herself and is doing much better. We have been putting antibiotic stuff on her head. And she is eating, drinking and moving around and enjoying the snuggles from everyone in the family.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Thank you for all of the advice. We separated her as soon as she was found and is now enjoying her stay in the "chicken spa". She has the old brooder all to herself and is doing much better. We have been putting antibiotic stuff on her head. And she is eating, drinking and moving around and enjoying the snuggles from everyone in the family.

That’s a really good sign . She looks a lot better. If you don’t mind me asking, what antibiotic are you using? You might have already said this, but I’m just curious.

 

[Mackpeeps]

We are using 500ppm of colloidal silver mixed with water.