Constant Pecking at Blood feathers

[Momofthewild]

I have an olive egger pullet that's slowly growing some tail feathers but yesterday I realized a couple were bleeding. After some research I decided to follow most of the advice I found about it and pluck the 2 bleeding feathers. That went OK and then I put her back and just a little but later more were bleeding and then I noticed one particular flock mate keeps following her and pecking at them. So I plucked 1 more and then sprayed blue kote to try to deter the pecking....seemed to help at first-she did not like that taste but I guess after it had time to dry she went right back to pecking and the poor olive egger girl keeps having bloody feathers. What should I do?

 

[cherrynberry]

I have an olive egger pullet that's slowly growing some tail feathers but yesterday I realized a couple were bleeding. After some research I decided to follow most of the advice I found about it and pluck the 2 bleeding feathers. That went OK and then I put her back and just a little but later more were bleeding and then I noticed one particular flock mate keeps following her and pecking at them. So I plucked 1 more and then sprayed blue kote to try to deter the pecking....seemed to help at first-she did not like that taste but I guess after it had time to dry she went right back to pecking and the poor olive egger girl keeps having bloody feathers. What should I do?

STOP plucking her feathers! Not sure where you read that from...

Chickens are attracted to blood and can easily kill a chicken with a wound. You need to seperate her and deal with her wounds. I would put some ORIGINAL neosporin with NO pain killer where the blood is coming from. Pictures are important as well.

 

[Tonyroo]

If blood is present you have to isolate her, cause the other chickens will eventually kill her or the infection will.