Chick attacked by another broody hen- Hurt Leg

[cluckingheck]

I have two broody hens and I don’t know what happened, but I guess they got too close to each other and one of them was able to get ahold of the other’s chick. It has a wound on its back which ive doctored but my main concern is it’s leg. You can tell it’s bruised and it doesn’t want to put it down, however it does have feeling in it. I have it inside right now but I’m not sure what else to do for it other than possibly trying to make a sling? Or what I should do about it’s mom

 

[Eggcessive]

Is the chick walking around any to get food and water? If not it will have to remain without the broody, and you will have to provide heat and make sure it is getting enough to drink and eat. A sling chair can be helpful, but you also want her to use her leg as it heals. So you will be the best one to judge how to deal with this. Are there other chicks, and do you have the 2 broodys and chicks separated now? You could bring in another chick for company or rotate a different one daily. If the chick could stay under the broody at night, and you take her out before daylight, that might help to get her back with the others. It is a little hard to tell you exactly how to deal with this, but I hope that the chick survives.

 

[cluckingheck]

Is the chick walking around any to get food and water? If not it will have to remain without the broody, and you will have to provide heat and make sure it is getting enough to drink and eat. A sling chair can be helpful, but you also want her to use her leg as it heals. So you will be the best one to judge how to deal with this. Are there other chicks, and do you have the 2 broodys and chicks separated now? You could bring in another chick for company or rotate a different one daily. If the chick could stay under the broody at night, and you take her out before daylight, that might help to get her back with the others. It is a little hard to tell you exactly how to deal with this, but I hope that the chick survives.

The chick wants to eat and drink, but I haven’t really tried to give it anything. I have it in a tote right now as I’m running around trying to find stuff I could possibly use to make a sling with. It doesn’t want to put any weight on the leg and I haven’t tried giving it back to the broody. It’s the only chick that ended up hatching under her. The two broodies are separated now, though. Poor thing only has mom and I really want to put it back with her.

 

[cluckingheck]

Okay, so i just took it out and put it with mom to see if it can move around. It can keep up by hopping/hobbling pretty well but mom wants to peck at the wound on its bad. Should I change gears and try making a vest/cover for its back?

 

[cluckingheck]

Or try spraying it with blue kote and hope that works well enough?

 

[Eggcessive]

Are there other chicks with that broody? Can you bring in the broody to be with her? I would get her drinking right away and offer food. Sorry I was posting as you posted your last thread. You may have to raise the chick in a brooder with the injury on the back. But I have used BluKote successfully to hide wounds. Just make sure that the broody does not peck it.

 

[cluckingheck]

Are there other chicks with that broody? Can you bring in the broody to be with her? I would get her drinking right away and offer food.

No, this is her only chick. I have a pop up tent I can put them both in but the mom wants to peck at the wound on it’s back. Not hard pecking, but something she shouldn’t be doing. I have electrolytes I can mix in it’s water

 

[Familiarrat]

No, this is her only chick. I have a pop up tent I can put them both in but the mom wants to peck at the wound on it’s back. Not hard pecking, but something she shouldn’t be doing. I have electrolytes I can mix in it’s water

Perhaps make a little vest from toilet paper or even actual bandage wraps

 

[cluckingheck]

Perhaps make a little vest from toilet paper or even actual bandage wraps

The blue kote is keeping her from pecking the wound and the chick is under her right now. It drank a little and ate some, then went under her. It seems tired, but I’m cautiously optimistic. I just haven’t had luck with chicks lately as these are all new broodies and the third hen ended up being homicidal and killed all of the chicks she hatched during the night/early morning.

And of course the remaining two that ended up being good moms are trying to kill each other’s chicks . Bad thing is, they weren’t in the same brooder but rather free ranging and I guess they just ended up getting too close to each other at some point. I figured having multiple feeders and waterers would help but guess not.

 

[cluckingheck]

https://imgur.com/a/jXOoXvg

Could be better, could be worse I guess. At least it’s drinking.