chick with split on vent

[The Chickens' Maid]

I have a three-week old chick with a split on the top of her vent. It looks like someone pecked her; it's a little swollen. It has already started to heal over, but I'm worried that the other chickens will peck at it. Can I put hydrogen peroxide on it, or will that hurt her?
I'd like to put some antibiotic ointment on it, too. I will probably try to keep her and her mom and the other chicks separated for the evening.

Thanks!

 

[Imp]

You can use antibiotic cream on it, just not any with "caine" pain reliever in it. (like lidocaine). I think I'd skip the hydrogen peroxide. It damages good tissue as well as bad. Seperating till healed is a good idea, just watch that it is not mom doing the pecking.

Good luck

Imp

 

[The Chickens' Maid]

Thanks for responding! It's healing up really fast, the split has already closed and her vent is a little less swollen.
The weird thing is that I found a tiny little egg in the broody kennel this morning. I doubt it's momma hen, unless it was a fluke. This chick is about four weeks old. Is it even possible that the egg could be her's?

 

[Imp]

Glad she's getting better.

4 week old laying... No, not possible. Gotta be mom's fluke.

But truth is stranger than fiction.

Imp-