Chick got scalped (GRAPHIC PICS)

[AceWeasel]

For the life of me I can't phantom why someone would try to reintroduce an obviously trouble making pullet back into a flock or situation where she is not wanted. Isn't that cruel?

I meant bad as in the wound wasn't quite that bad. she's a good hen, her sister Sugar was a bit of a trouble maker, but Sweetie, the injured one, is a very docile bird. she's gotten bullied because of how docile she is before and even got a mild injury once requiring us to take her in for a couple days before. I'd almost say Sweetie got all the best traits, physically and behaviorally, from both the Orpington side of her heritage and the silkie side (plus she lays medium sized pink eggs).

the issue isn't Sweetie, it was either one of the roosters being way too horny and hard on the hens, her sister Sugar being a bit too aggressive, or both. we got rid of the rooster and Sugar as well as the hen our drake kept bullying (not trying to mate with, he didn't get raised with chickens, he just chased her and tried to pull feathers off her) and cut the flock down to 5 chickens (and 3 ducks). she's always got along quite well with the remaining birds.

 

[KentuckyRooster]

How is your chicken?

I forgot to mention a very large thick scab that is dark to black will form to protect the open area. It's normal, keep it from cracking when it shows up- they grow skin underneath

 

[Redfisher1997]

I have an EE and this exact ring happened to her, some neosporin and care I got the skin to grow back and she is 3 years old now lays consistently and the only side effect is that she is bald! The feathers won’t grow back but it makes one funny looking chicken

 

[Jus1]

I found this post again somehow, and I was just wondering (if it gets seen) how is the chicken doing?

 

[Pichu]

Hello, I bought 8 more chicks to add to my flock of 4. When the chicks grew to pullets, I introduced them to my older chickens. I thought everything was going well, maybe one or two pecks at each other, but nothing bad at all. Yesterday, when I got home from school, I found one of the pullets laying on the ground, completely scalped and bleeding. I sprayed her with some stuff that cleans it and stops the bleeding, but she is still in pretty bad condition. Shes up and walking, drinking from a syringe, but still pretty bad. Is there anything I can do to make her heal faster or feel better? Do you think she'll survive?

Did you end up putting her down? Sorry I'm not sure how recent this happened.

 

[cherrynberry]

Did you end up putting her down? Sorry I'm not sure how recent this happened.

The OP was not seen since 2018

 

[ChickieChick56]

Geezus! Why did you leave them alone while going out for school? You could have introduced them on the weekend where you'll be able to have time to monitor them...... that poor chicken went through hell.

She's asking for advise, not admonishment.

 

[HenMamaEm]

I see this was long ago, how did you make out? she's ok!