Battling hens!

[Cryss]

I’m so happy you were able to use the coop! Sorry about the screws and such

No problem really. It was a good couples project and is being put to good use.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

No problem really. It was a good couples project and is being put to good use.

It looks great in your run!

 

[Cryss]

Well this coop is seriously fulfilling a need. Poor Petra has turned it into a chookspital. When I tucked her in i found what looked like a bloodbath. Food container, waterer hard,

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Well this coop is seriously fulfilling a need. Poor Petra has turned it into a chookspital. When I tucked her in i found what looked like a bloodbath. Food container, waterer hard,

Oh no what happened?

 

[Cryss]

Oops...hut wrong button...
Hardware all were covered in blood. After cleaning her up i see its the very tip of her comb. Put her back to bed. Now I seriously can't let her join the flock till I'm sure she's not bleeding. I think she caught her comb on a kinda sharp plastic edge of the feeder, one I never liked but put into service for this coop. I'll be getting a better feeder tomorrow.
Poor Petra.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Combs bleed quite a bit even with a tiny cut. It probably will be scabbed over and o.k. in the morning.
Blu Kote is good too.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

You can remove the ramp to give her a bit more room in the run if you want.

 

[aart]

Combs bleed quite a bit even with a tiny cut. It probably will be scabbed over and o.k. in the morning.
Blu Kote is good too.

Ditto Dat^^^
I wouldn't bother with the blukote.

 

[Cryss]

You can remove the ramp to give her a bit more room in the run if you want.

Petra is a big girl and the pop door is kinda small for her to "hop" though. I think I'll leave it for now.
I'm thinking a week of introduction before I let her back with the flock. Does anyone think that's not long enough? She has been totally separate from the flock, including visually, for a month now. Fraggle is still totally separated.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Petra is a big girl and the pop door is kinda small for her to "hop" though. I think I'll leave it for now.
I'm thinking a week of introduction before I let her back with the flock. Does anyone think that's not long enough? She has been totally separate from the flock, including visually, for a month now. Fraggle is still totally separated.

I think a week getting to know the flock again will work. Although I personally would have just put her back into the flock after the month of isolation and let the flock work it out.