Bloody tail feathers!!

[Ukmumbrood3]

If you could divide the brooder somehow but still keep her separate then yes. Truthfully if you put her with the others you are running a huge risk of it happening again, personally I wouldn't do so.

 

[Tikkijane]

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Ya, no way to really keep her separate since my big girls of that age are catching wind. I'll just put her in the other one overnight and check on her every few hours. Thanks again.

 

[Ukmumbrood3]

No problem, good luck! I know how worrying it can be. Keep us posted!

Kate

 

[Celtic Chick]

A regular incandescent bulb will work just fine for her overnight.
Wounds of any kind on a chicken must be dealt with immediately, or that chicken will be cannibalized by the rest of the flock no matter what their age.
From the Chicken Health Handbook, "As soon as a wound is discovered, isolate the bird. Clean broken tissue by pouring peroxide on it. As the peroxide bubbles up, it lifts organic matter so it can be rinsed away with more peroxide. If the injury is serious, remove feathers from around wound so they can't stick in the wound & hinder healing. When wound is clean, coat it with neomycin in the form of Neo-Predef powder (for an oozing wound) or neosporin (for a dry wound). If the injury is quite large, wrap it in a gauze bandage & tape in place. To keep pus from forming & giving bacteria a place to grow, change the dressing daily, clean it with peroxide and reapply neomycin."

 

[Tikkijane]

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We put the whole small brooder inside the bigger one, completely covered, and the heat lamp back on that one so they are sharing light. I also have the water bottle in there to snuggle with if she's not too hot. And, my ds is going to stay up and keep an eye on everyone until he can't stay awake and then he'll come and get me. Probably overkill, but better safe than sorry!

Thanks again!

 

[Tikkijane]

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Thank you! Will make my list and head out first thing in the am. I think everyone is pretty settled for tonight at least. The bleeding stopped pretty quicky, so I don't think it was really deep.

 

[Celtic Chick]

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We put the whole small brooder inside the bigger one, completely covered, and the heat lamp back on that one so they are sharing light. I also have the water bottle in there to snuggle with if she's not too hot. And, my ds is going to stay up and keep an eye on everyone until he can't stay awake and then he'll come and get me. Probably overkill, but better safe than sorry!

Thanks again!

Tell your son

 

[Tikkijane]

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One of the new ones we got this morning was a little prod red, which is his. He's almost 15- and really, all of the kids have been HUGELY helpful, but he's the one who's done the sitting the few times I've been gone. He's a night owl, too, so this just gives him an excuse.

Now if I can relax enough to get some sleep....

 

[Celtic Chick]

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One of the new ones we got this morning was a little prod red, which is his. He's almost 15- and really, all of the kids have been HUGELY helpful, but he's the one who's done the sitting the few times I've been gone. He's a night owl, too, so this just gives him an excuse.

Now if I can relax enough to get some sleep....

Yeah, good luck with that one. Believe me, I know. I dream about the little devils too.

 

[Tikkijane]

*sigh* Got the Blu Kote on and it's been dry for about 15, 20 minutes. We put her back in and everyone is coming and pecking at the blue, including her beak and her wing feathers! Is this going to pass? We took her out and put her back in the smaller brooder because they are entirely too interested in her. What now? I really don't want to have one that they pick at and who can't be in with the rest of them.

She's just too mellow most of the time to peck back! Suggestions??

Thanks.