chicken with bleeding "volcano-shaped" wound?

[rustyroomom]

I have a chicken that has developed a bleeding wound on her underside. It is about a centimeter in diameter and is shaped like a volcano. It is bleeding, but I think mostly because she and her friends keep pecking it. I am thinking it might be something like an ingrown feather?? It is slightly raised off her skin also. Any advice?

 

[scratch'n'peck]

Chickens are very attracted to pecking at anything bloody. It would be safest to separate her temporarily until the bleeding is under control. I am not sure about the cause, but the ingrown feather sounds like a reasonable theory or maybe it was a little abscess that burst. You could put neosporin on it. A lot of people here on BYC recommend Blu-Kote which is a blue tinted antiseptic sold in the farm store. I keep it on hand because it covers up the red of the blood to help discourage pecking at the wound.