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I am so sorry about Ginger. Do you think you'll be able to integrate her back into the flock? Have you increased her protein intake a bit to encourage regrowth or is there a lot of skin damage that I'm not seeing as well?I have a Cornish Cross that got gang picked by the Leghorns after they started laying. It has been 2 weeks. The wounds are healed, and she has her own mhp because the temps are frost at night. She has started to feather out again. Will try to attach some of her new pics.
She is in a 4 x8 foot brooder, with a hardware cloth frame for the mhp.
I like the idea too, Bruce. Just make sense - when they are injured they need quiet and calm which they don't get with light glaring on them 24/7. It's a gentler heat and not nearly as over-stimulating which is so good for healing.Oh my! Condolences to you and Ginger. Is she the only CX? Sounds like she may need to be protected for a long time, if not forever.
Nice idea using the MHP as a "hospital bed" for an "under feathered" bird.
Congratulations on a job well done! It takes a huge leap of faith to veer off the well trodden trail, and it looks like your girls reaped the rewards. And I'll bet your stress levels this time were greatly reduced, too, right?