One of my little week old Tetra Tints was being chased around the brooder yesterday, upon removing her, and close inspection, it seems a few of her tail feathers have somehow got broken and were bleeding. We cleaned her up and put neosporin on her broken feathers and around where the others had been picking at her. Since then we put her in a small carrier with food, water, her own heat lamp, and keeping a close eye on her.
My questions are:
How long to keep her separated?
Do I need to do anything else to help her heal?
Will her feathers grow back or will she have a bald spot?
Will they pick on her when I put her back in with the others? (Restart the pecking order)
On a side note, in the last 24 hrs she has really become quiet spoiled. She gets let out of the carrier quiet often to sit on our hands and sometimes will even sit on our shoulders. I don't think she is afraid of us anymore.
Thanks in advance for any help!!
My questions are:
How long to keep her separated?
Do I need to do anything else to help her heal?
Will her feathers grow back or will she have a bald spot?
Will they pick on her when I put her back in with the others? (Restart the pecking order)
On a side note, in the last 24 hrs she has really become quiet spoiled. She gets let out of the carrier quiet often to sit on our hands and sometimes will even sit on our shoulders. I don't think she is afraid of us anymore.
Thanks in advance for any help!!