Chick got attacked by another mom!

Raising chicks

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Jul 8, 2024
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Hello I made this post in raising chicks as well, basically our chick got attacked by another mom and all it's leg fur got ripped off, does it's fur regrow and how long till it can walk and go back to its mom??
 
First, separate the 2 mothers and their chicks. Some hens don't play nice with other hens' chicks. Second, provided the chick is just missing some fuzz and is otherwise unharmed, it can go back right away once both mama hens are in separate areas. If the chick is injured, it depends on how badly the chick is injured. Is it just missing fuzz or are there other injuries? Can you post a picture?
 
Ok so the chick for some context is pretty tired and seems injured, here's a photo of the injury
 

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Doesn't look too bad, I'd perhaps give it some nutridrench if you have it, put some neosporin on it and let it rest a bit before. If it's back to behaving fairly normally in a few hours I'd work on putting it back with mom and watch carefully to make sure no one picks at the bruise, if they do, separate it again
 

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