Any way at all to stop toe pecking on my little Bernice?? HELP please!

Mamasan7

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Feb 5, 2010
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We get 6 chicks and they grew with plenty of space and then one day at about 3 weeks Bernice got pecked on her toe bad enough to draw blood. From then on they would not leave her alone. I finally put her in a seperate brooder and her foot healed nicely at first.
It was almost healed when they were out in the yard for a look see and one of the chicks pecked her again and broke open the scab.
I put her back in the seperate brooder and she stayed their till yesterday when she was all the way healed, only a tiny speck where her sore was.
Last night was their 1st night in their new coop and this morning her toe is all bloody and worse than originally!
They have also pecked on her other foot so now she has one large sore and 2 smaller ones.

What do I do??

They don't peck any other the others at all, should I give away Bernice? I can't stand to her her picked to bits by them!
I have locked Bernice in the coop with the other chicks locked out in the run, it it can't stay like that long!
 
She might just be one of those submissive chickens and won't stand up for herself.
I have this problem with one of my newest EE chicks. The others peck at her tail all the time.
I would keep her seperated and try again when she heals up (again).
Sorry about this, I know how frustrating it can be!
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Well I went to the feed store and bought some Black Salve made by Rooster Booster and put it on her feet, after a couple of pecks they pretty much left her alone, well all of them except the newly Id'd rooster!
He's coming up on 7 weeks now and suddenly he's not to gentle anymore.
He would NOT leave her alone.
So now he's in the jail box! lol!

I'm taking him to a livestock auction at 10:30am on Sat.
I knew I didn't want a rooster!

"Nigel" will stay in the box tonight so hopefully, after another application of black salve, they will leave her feet alone
in the coop tonight!

Happy thoughts/prayers for Benice tonight please!
 

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