Hen injured by another hen

[arnr1530]

i got two chickens today a laying hen and the lady said she is 6 months old but i know she isnt cause she is way to tiny to be that old ... i feel she maybe to far gone for me to save her and my other chickens knew it!!!

okay so so i got them in the pen with my other chickens at about 230 today i have been checking on them like they are new born babies this pullet i get to me looks about 16-18 wks she is in very poor shape and i just came out to check on her and she was up away from the others and i went to check her out and someone has pecked her head right open!!! I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO ...... she seems so very sick she keeps sneezing i cant get her to eat or drink maybe she is as old as the lady sad but she looks like she was very untaken care off ..... her legs are very pale im unsure what to do for her i have no seperated her from the rest cause they were just being so mean to her and now i dont know what i should do for her head and how to make her better!! her poop smells very very badly also


please HELP!!

 

[Chick Charm]

Could she be an old spent hen that someone was trying to get rid of?

Secrete her and take care of her so she doesn't get picked on any moe.

Wish ya the best.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Separate all the new chickens immediately as if one of the new ones is sneezing she might have a respiratory disease. You don't want your other chickens getting ill with it. I would actually NEVER put them in with your flock at all if it were me- if she does have a respiratory disease, as they can become carriers of disease.

Now sneezing can also be from environmental causes. It is good to quarantine for 30 days when you get new chickens anyway (asymptomatic carriers can still pass the quarantine though).

In terms of her injury I hope someone will tell you soon what to do. You can use antibiotic ointment on chickens but make sure it doesn't have painkillers. You will need to keep her separate until she heals because chickens really peck at injuries.

 

[arnr1530]

idk she has no color in her comb well she really doesnt have one at all....... and she is coughing and sneezing

 

[Chick Charm]

Sorry for the misspell. I meant separate her as well. Chickens can be very hardy. Keep her separate until she heals.

 

[RussianChickens]

Separate from other chickens - She might have something and you don't want your other birds to catch it!

I hear gape worms can also cause sneezing. She probably needs deworming if she wasn't taken proper care of. I'd use ivermectin. (I can give you info on how to do this, feel free to PM me)

Treat for mites with poultry powder or DE. Put it in a empty squeeze bottle and puff the DE or powder all around deep in her feathers. (cured mites on a silkie this way with DE)

She looks young so I don't expect much color in the comb of a young hen.

Might want to treat her for scaly leg if you think somethings up with her legs. I used Scaly leg protector and worked greet for me!

As for the head, antibiotic ointment should work fine. If its some huge hole which it doesn't look like it is you might clean and disinfect wound and stitch up if you know how.

You could always try an Avian vet if you have one around.

Best of luck!