Need advice

[mrs_organized_chaos]

This is new. One of my EE chicks has a raw spot around her eye. It wasn’t like this earlier. I am hoping the other chicks are not pecking at her. Is there anything I need to do for this? Clean the area? The chicks are 10 days old today for reference. Everything has been smooth sailing since the chicks arrived and this is the first concern I have had.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

That could be a peck or scrape. The actual injury looks like it’s on her beak and she may have scratched at it making her skin red.
I would keep an eye on it and see if the others do try and peck her.

 

[dawg53]

You'll have to observe the chick(s) and see if there's picking going on or if the EE chick has been scratching herself.
Chicks molt fluff and it irritates them. You'll see them scratching alot, taking dust baths etc.
If the area appears raw and irritated, put a dab of neosporin on it for a few days.

 

[featherhead007]

EE's are more docile than other chickens IMO.

 

[mrs_organized_chaos]

I have seen some occasional pecking between them so I put something for them to climb on and have been intermittently putting weeds with clumps of dirt in the brooder. They didn’t have any today since I cleaned the brooder yesterday so I just went out and dug up a new clump for them. They are currently digging through it so if they are starting to peck from boredom this should alleviate some of it. I am pretty sure there is a worm or two in there. I will keep on eye on them. Thank you for the quick responses!

 

[dawg53]

How many chicks do you have in the brooder and what's the size of the brooder? Might have to expand some more as they grow.

 

[mrs_organized_chaos]

How many chicks do you have in the brooder and what's the size of the brooder? Might have to expand some more as they grow.

I am not sure the dimensions of the brooder they are in. I borrowed a metal tub from a friend. It is one from TSC. It a little over two feet wide and probably five feet long. I have a total of 13 chicks in it. I put some ointment on the spot today and it doesn’t look any worse than yesterday so I think it was a scrape or her digging at herself more so than other chicks pecking her. I haven’t noticed any major pecking between the chicks so far.

 

[dawg53]

Ok. I was thinking that there might be some overcrowding issues causing the picking and pecking.

 

[featherhead007]

Pick, peck, pox, poop, produce, that's what chickens do! I gotta P!

 

[mrs_organized_chaos]

I just wanted to update everyone on my chick. I put triple antibiotic on her and she has healed up with no additional issues.