My poor adorable hen got hurt by her rooster due to him excessively going ontop of her (we can’t get another hen for him at the moment)and i need help

[greatguyboy]

I need help with the steps to proceed !

 

[nuthatched]

Dab some neosporin on it and she'll be fine.
I'd rehome the roo, by the looks of her head, she's being way over bred.

 

[Eggcessive]

Please separate them. A covered wire dog crate or pen with food and water is all that is needed. It is good that you found her before her neck and head were scalped and skin missing. Use saline or a wound spray on the spur wound, then apply plain antibiotic ointment twice a day. If there are any breaks in the skin on the head, that will work there as well.

I have kept a hen and a rooster alone together, but they were raised together and a docile breed (faverolles.) Most of the time a rooster should be with 8-10 hens. First, get the hens integrated well, then add the rooster. The easiest thing is to get baby chicks and raise them to 5 months, and then add a rooster. Having a rooster is not necessary for eggs, just if you want fertilized eggs or a rooster in the flock.

 

[SandyRiverChick]

Hey there, looks like you're new. Glad you joined. When you say "her rooster," is it just the 2 of them? Do you have only 2 chickens or more? Help with steps to proceed in treating her or solving the overbreeding problem or both? Looks like you're already getting good advice, just thought a little more info. from you can get you even more help.... Good Luck.

 

[GlicksChicks]

A 1/1 ratio of hens to roosters is not a good idea. Depending on the breed, that is. And how long they are staying together.

As soon as a rooster hurts any of my hens like that, he would need a new home or become food. But in this case, it isn't all his fault because he is permanently homed with one hen, the only one he can breed with.

You need to get more hens or get rid of the rooster, at least away from the coop.

 

[MamaPoult]

DO NOT PUT NEOSPORN ON HER!! It has a pain killer in it that is toxic to chickens. Bacitracin ointment is a better alternative and is right next to the neo in the first aid isle.

 

[MamaPoult]

Dab some neosporin on it and she'll be fine.
I'd rehome the roo, by the looks of her head, she's being way over bred.

Just so you know Neosporn has a pain killer in it that is harmful to chickens. Maybe next time be sure to say to get the kind without that certain pain killer.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

DO NOT PUT NEOSPORN ON HER!! It has a pain killer in it that is toxic to chickens. Bacitracin ointment is a better alternative and is right next to the neo in the first aid isle.

Just so you know Neosporn has a pain killer in it that is harmful to chickens. Maybe next time be sure to say to get the kind without that certain pain killer.

May I ask where you got that info? I always thought that, too, until someone told me it was false

 

[MamaPoult]

May I ask where you got that info? I always thought that, too, until someone told me it was false

I read it on the internet and on here. It explained it well and it made sense to me that a man made pain killer could be harmful

 

[The Welch Chickens]

I read it on the internet and on here. It explained it well and it made sense to me that a man made pain killer could be harmful

Hmmm. Lots of controversy on the subject.