About 4 days ago, my father had responded to an ad on craiglist for a free old english banty hen and rooster. When we picked them up, they were in aweful shape (the previous owner had them living in crates in a basement their whole lives- they have never been outside or around other birds, they are 5 months old). That being said, we were trying to nurse them back to health (their feet are badly deformed and they were missing feathers, etc).
They weren't even introduced to my standard flock yet but were in a side coop. On the 3rd day (yesterday), the banty roo attacked the hen badly (see pic below) and scalped her. He was put into soup last night. I am writing for her sake (we named her cadence). I cleaned up her wounds with anti bacterial cream but have nowhere to put her (I only have 2 coops- one for the large guys and one for the 4 weeks olds...they were staying with the 4 week olds as it was). Her wounds have scabed over and she is doing well (i gave her some vitamens and she is eating and drinking well). She will start to lay anyday now too. I'd love to trade her for something (even a chick) but i know that it's probably asking alot. I only give her away because i worry that even after her wound heals that she will be beat up by my large standard flock. She is very friendly .... I just need to find someone who has the time to care for her properly or possibly has a banty flock where she wouldn't be beat on as much.
yesterday after he scalped her
Today doing much better
They weren't even introduced to my standard flock yet but were in a side coop. On the 3rd day (yesterday), the banty roo attacked the hen badly (see pic below) and scalped her. He was put into soup last night. I am writing for her sake (we named her cadence). I cleaned up her wounds with anti bacterial cream but have nowhere to put her (I only have 2 coops- one for the large guys and one for the 4 weeks olds...they were staying with the 4 week olds as it was). Her wounds have scabed over and she is doing well (i gave her some vitamens and she is eating and drinking well). She will start to lay anyday now too. I'd love to trade her for something (even a chick) but i know that it's probably asking alot. I only give her away because i worry that even after her wound heals that she will be beat up by my large standard flock. She is very friendly .... I just need to find someone who has the time to care for her properly or possibly has a banty flock where she wouldn't be beat on as much.
yesterday after he scalped her
Today doing much better
