Cris122280
In the Brooder
Hi... I have two sick fuzzy butts in hospital (my bathroom) at the moment. Zohanna is in a splint recovering from an injury to her hock and ButterBean is recovering from a pretty nasty hen-pecking incident on the left side of her face. Both are 2months old. I had these sweet girls quarantined in a safe place within the larger coup so that they could still be with my other chickens. My little boy changed their water and forgot to close their special pin back up. One of my older hens went to attack Zohanna and ButterBean covered her.. took a bad beating. I am looking for help with ButterBean.
She has always done this thing with her head whenever she is scared.. holds it close to her body all curled up andwhen she feels that its safe, would pop back up and voila..normal chicken again.
Eats good, drinks good, no issues there so I haven't really worried about it until now. After the hen pecking she seems to be stuck in that position.. I can encourage her to extend her neck but after a few seconds she tucks it right back down..
Administering antibiotic for facial wounds, Neosporin cream to wounds, high protein feed, vitamin e, and poly vi Sol. Poor girl cannot get comfortable. She won't eat scrambled eggs.. questions..
What's the prognosis on this baby?
Any tips that might work to speed up the recovery process?
Should I separate the two hens?
Did the face pecking trigger the wry neck?
Thank you so much.. look forward to feedback.. gotta get her well.
She has always done this thing with her head whenever she is scared.. holds it close to her body all curled up andwhen she feels that its safe, would pop back up and voila..normal chicken again.
Eats good, drinks good, no issues there so I haven't really worried about it until now. After the hen pecking she seems to be stuck in that position.. I can encourage her to extend her neck but after a few seconds she tucks it right back down..
Administering antibiotic for facial wounds, Neosporin cream to wounds, high protein feed, vitamin e, and poly vi Sol. Poor girl cannot get comfortable. She won't eat scrambled eggs.. questions..
What's the prognosis on this baby?
Any tips that might work to speed up the recovery process?
Should I separate the two hens?
Did the face pecking trigger the wry neck?
Thank you so much.. look forward to feedback.. gotta get her well.