My chicken has a hole it its head and it's bleeding what do I do?

[sungirl01]

Ive found that my chicken is injured on the top of it's head, and that's its bleeding, I'm not sure how to take care of it. Ive read someones post here who had the same situation as mine, and I saw that some comments said to put Apple cider vinigar in the water, but I'm not sure what to do

 

[Wereplatypus]

Was you chicken attacked? Can you post a picture?

 

[coach723]

Need pictures...

 

[SmiYa0126]

No, don't put acv on it. Is it a pecking injury? I would isolate her, clean the wound with warm soapy water or saline, then let dry, spray with bacitryn and then slather it with plain antibiotic ointment. When the wound is no longer red she can rejoin the flock. See if you can find out who attacked her. You may need to isolate the bully.

You'll need to do this twice a day for about a week, depending on how big the wound is.

 

[sungirl01]

Was you chicken attacked? Can you post a picture?

I think it was attacked by a bigger chick

 

[sungirl01]

No, don't put acv on it. Is it a pecking injury? I would isolate her, clean the wound with warm soapy water or saline, then let dry, spray with bacitryn and then slather it with plain antibiotic ointment. When the wound is no longer red she can rejoin the flock. See if you can find out who attacked her. You may need to isolate the bully.

Okay thank you so much! I honestly think it was one of the bigger chicks. I think it is a pecking injury

 

[SmiYa0126]

Okay thank you so much! I honestly think it was one of the bigger chicks. I think it is a pecking injury

How much room do you have?

She's still little, you might need to put a friend with her so she's not stressed.

 

[sungirl01]

How much room do you have?

She's still little, you might need to put a friend with her so she's not stressed.

I separated her and at the moment I'm going to put her in a separate container where she could be safe and I am going to go get her a friend so she won't be so stressed!

 

[SmiYa0126]

I separated her and at the moment I'm going to put her in a separate container where she could be safe and I am going to go get her a friend so she won't be so stressed!

See if you can figure out who the bully is.

 

[sungirl01]

Okay thank you so much for the help, we will check!