Bleeding yearling

[HatchHatch]

Hello,I have a yearling who seems to be very sick. She has a lump above the beak (before the nose area). She is bleeding from the bump. She also seems to be missing a tuft of feather on the back of her neck.


Here's a few pictures:

 

[DylansMom]

Hello,I have a yearling who seems to be very sick. She has a lump above the beak (before the nose area). She is bleeding from the bump. She also seems to be missing a tuft of feather on the back of her neck.


Here's a few pictures:

Is she penned with any other peas? This looks a lot like it could be the result of bullying by other peas. I have seen my young ones peck each others beaks in the same place, eventually drawing blood and the missing feathers also match. This is a picture of one of my hens who was beat up pretty bad by a male 2 years ago, her feathers never grew back in.

 

[zazouse]

Is your pen made with chicken wire? I have seen peas get run into the chicken wire and cut their beaks like this.

 

[KsKingBee]

Is your pen made with chicken wire? I have seen peas get run into the chicken wire and cut their beaks like this.

Back in the 80's I had pheasants, they used to jump up and hit their heads on the wire making wounds like this.