i found my chicken stuck in fence bleeding pecked b the drake

[sheildmaiden]

bleeding is stopped, she is wounded however. I have her in the bathtub with water and food. She looks battered an sad, but she is eating

 

[sheildmaiden]

I replied in the forum

 

[keesmom]

You need to separate those ducks yesterday. Ducks have reproductive organs that are not compatible with chicken anatomy. A drake breeding a hen could result in the damage you are seeing.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Ok thanks for the update poor girl in the morning if she pulls through wash it out and let it dry and put some triple antibiotic cream on it to help it heal

 

[sheildmaiden]

This has been terrifying. I am thinking that I should put the drake in a small run area away from them all. Whats gonna happen when my teeanage rooster matures>? We also have a bantam rooster, they are all free range together

 

[sheildmaiden]

Well I hope its not too late thankyou.

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

Well fix the whole in the fence so it don't happen again or even just put something in front of the whole like there water Noel or something your teenage rooster is going to be exploding with hormones and going to be trying to get used to his new instincts as I have a teenage rooster and he is fine with my hens

 

[sheildmaiden]

what will happen I wonder between him and my drake and bantam rooster. I figure since he is the youngest he wil blend well

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

As long as you have enough hens for the to rooster they should be fine but they are going to fight at first to determine who is going to be the dominate rooster I don't know what will happen to the drake and the rooster as I don't have ducks but I don't think they will do any thing

 

[keesmom]

This has been terrifying. I am thinking that I should put the drake in a small run area away from them all. Whats gonna happen when my teeanage rooster matures>? We also have a bantam rooster, they are all free range together

If you cannot separate all of the ducks then rehome the drake. It isn't fair to keep him isolated, and the male chickens won't be able to prevent his advances on the chicken hens.