We have 2 Rhode Island Red hens that are 1 year old. They free range during the day on 5 acres, and put themselves in the coop at night. We have 6 new pullets (mixed breeds) we are trying to introduce to them this week, and it isn't going well. There has been some minor blood drawn on all pullets' beaks from the hens pecking.
We got home tonight from being gone all day, and they have been in the coop while we were out. Just one of the pullets got beat up bad. A bloody spot the size of a quarter on the back of it's head, and the same thing on top of one of it's wings; it is in bad shape. We separated them immediately into the two hens, 4 of the pullets, and the injured bird with another pullet.
What can I do for the pullet tonight??? How do I clean her wounds? Planning on peroxide flush, followed by saline rinse, then neosporin. Tomorrow morning I plan to go pick up some pick-no-more, but in the meantime?
We got home tonight from being gone all day, and they have been in the coop while we were out. Just one of the pullets got beat up bad. A bloody spot the size of a quarter on the back of it's head, and the same thing on top of one of it's wings; it is in bad shape. We separated them immediately into the two hens, 4 of the pullets, and the injured bird with another pullet.
What can I do for the pullet tonight??? How do I clean her wounds? Planning on peroxide flush, followed by saline rinse, then neosporin. Tomorrow morning I plan to go pick up some pick-no-more, but in the meantime?
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