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[Ninjachicken276]

My buff Orpington "daisy" has been picked on by my rooster. She has a gouge in her back and a lot of scabs. We ordered a chicken saddle for her but it won't arrive for a while. Any short term solutions?????????¿ I have her in a separate box near the other chickens run area.

 

[Ninjachicken276]

On the right just under her wing she has some missing skin and it's bare flesh

 

[Ninjachicken276]

Here is a better picture

 

[Eggcessive]

I would spray her wounds with Vetericyn or apply some plain Neosporin ointment, and keep her in a dog crate in the coop and run. I would also trim or file down the sharp points of his spurs. You could also separate him if he is getting rough on the hens.

 

[Ninjachicken276]

I put athletic tape on his spurs... my neighbor is a professional retired vet so I will ask her tomorrow what I should do. I have put neosporn on it.

 

[mobius]

This thread may help:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1141144/yikes-large-wound-on-hen/90#post_18387099

 

[Ninjachicken276]

I cleaned out the wound with saline and iodine and then I superglued it shut. (My doctor neighbor recommended that

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