Help please, sick hen attacked by other hens

[Acmetalworks]

Hello,

I have a small flock of 3 Delaware and 4 Hamburg hens.
Day before yesterday I noticed one of the Delaware's seemed to be struggling to breath, and sneezing and wheezing. She seemed to be still eating, drinking and pooping normally.

This morning when I let them all out of the hen house, one of the other large Delaware Hens attacked the sick one. It was pretty bad, she grabbed her by the comb and was holding her down.
I separated the sick one from the flock, and she is bleeding from the comb where it was ripped.


I'm not really sure what to do. This is the first problem I've had with my flock, which I've had for around 9 months now. The birds are all around 2 years old.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

(I have a video of the chicken, but not sure how to post it)

 

[tammye]

you have to keep her separated from the others so she does not get hurt and so that she does not infect the others. sounds like she has a respiratory infection, I have heard to give them garlic for this, antibiotics if necessary-don't eat her eggs for a while if you use antibiotics. at least give her some electrolyte solution in her water for added strenght. good luck

 

[schellie69]

Other hen will attack a weaker sick chicken in the flock I would keep her separated. If she does have a respiratory problem you could use the search button in the blue bar there are some really great post about this problem good luck.

 

[Acmetalworks]

Thanks everybody!

Sadly, when I just went to check on her, she had died..

 

[PoultryPedia]

I'm sorry to hear. It's hard to lose a chicken, especially when you have a small flock