Chicken is injured

[henplusrooster]

I went outside and realised my polish rooster's crest is bleeding and red. He just lost his tail, I think it might be a hawk or just molting. But know his head is bad. I don't think it is molting but I'm no chicken expert. I was watching him and one of my three hens was kinda gently pecking the bad area on the head. I was wondering if the hen could do it but I i don't think it can. My rooster is a year and 2 months. I just don't know what it is. Is it molting, did he get attacked, or is it my hen being mean.

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P.S. I have two black australorp hens and one partridge rock. One of the black australorp hens was the gently pecking his head. Also the partridge rock hen and one black austorlorp I just got two months ago and they both have been fine with the rooster and the other black austrolorp. They are all about the same age

 

[Chicken_Guru]

I went outside and realised my polish poster's crest is bleeding and red. He just lost his tail, I think it might be a hawk or just molting. But know his head is bad. I don't think it is molting but I'm no chicken expert. I was watching him and one of my three hens was kinda gently pecking the bad area on the head. I was wondering if the hen could do it but I i don't think it can. My rooster is a year and 2 months. I just don't know what it is. Is it molting, did he get attacked, or is it my hen being mean.
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P.S. I have two black australorp hens and one partridge rock. One of the black australorp hens was the gently pecking his head. Also the partridge rock hen and one black austorlorp I just got two months ago and they both have been fine with the rooster and the other black austrolorp. They are all about the same age

Get some Antibiotic oitment, and then put here in a seperate cage from the rest until she heals again, if there is a chicken that you KNOW for sure can be trusted around her, give her some company

 

[henplusrooster]

Get some Antibiotic oitment, and then put here in a seperate cage from the rest until she heals again, if there is a chicken that you KNOW for sure can be trusted around her, give her some company

it is a rooster but do the same thing

 

[Eggcessive]

I had that happen several times over the years with my two polish hens in a mixed flock. I separated in a cage with food and water, in view of the others, used plain neosporin ointment for several days, then switched to BLuKote on the wound every other day until the feathers grew back in over a month. Once you start the BluKote, you can let him out with the others, but watch to see that he is left alone.

 

[sourland]

AS @Eggcessive, has indicated this is not uncommon when Polish are maintained in mixed flocks. Once the behavior starts it is difficult to control. Using Pin Less Peepers on the offending birds can sometimes break them of the habit.