Chicken pecked a hole in my duckling! Please help!!

[iloveduckies]

I took my duckling with me this morning when I went to feed the chickens and ducks but she jumped out of my pocket and all the chickens thought it was food... But before I could pick it up one of the largest hens started to peck it and almost hit her eye.
Will she be okay?

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Probably. Can you post a picture of it please? Just make sure it stays clean and doesn't get worms or an infection.

 

[iloveduckies]

I'll try but she is pretty wiggly and you can barely see the peck because it's right at the base of her beak :/

 

[iloveduckies]

Okay I got a pic

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Clean it with warm water. Is your duckling around other animals a lot? If so, you might want to put a little blue kote on. You could also put on some Neosporin (not pain relief). If it is bleeding a lot, try putting on corn starch or blood stop powder. Watch it to make sure it doesn't get worsen or get worms.

 

[iloveduckies]

She is around other animals a lot but it's healing and looks like feathers will grow back soon.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

That's good! I hope she continues to recover.

 

[iloveduckies]

Yeah you can barely see it now