New Brahma Group: Blue Partridge x Partridge, Plus Dark

[robyn8]

It's not the inconvenience that's an issue just the pullet is not happy in her cage. She paces back and forth. I'll do as you suggest and lock her up when we're away. You are right better safe than sorry. But when will I know she's ok to be with them? When her feathers are all clean and you can't see anything different than the others?

 

[speckledhen]

It's not the inconvenience that's an issue just the pullet is not happy in her cage. She paces back and forth. I'll do as you suggest and lock her up when we're away. You are right better safe than sorry. But when will I know she's ok to be with them? When her feathers are all clean and you can't see anything different than the others?

I meant inconvenient in that she is making you nuts with pacing, not necessarily that it's a burden to separate her. Bailey is doing the same thing, wants out in the worst way. I did let her out by herself into the barn aisle to stretch her legs and she ran outside since the rain quit for awhile today. When it's not as noticeable to you when you get down at their eye level, I guess it would be okay. Your girl's injury doesn't sound as bad as Bailey's is. She has a big, lumpy hole in her head with matted, greasy feathers sticking up and since they are locked in due to rainy weather, I think they would start picking on her a little if unsupervised.

 

[robyn8]

Ok thanks again! It's so nice to have someone to ask all my silly questions. Yeah I think we got really lucky with her injury. There's still like a lump of tissue above the wound but the wound itself is very small now. I think it's mostly the greasy feathers everyone is noticing. I did have her out with them most of the day... checking in them every 15-20 mins and they didn't hurt her at all with the pecking. I think I'll do that after work the next few days as well. I feel better at leastletting her get some outside time.

 

[1muttsfan]

birds have extremely sharp eyesight, they can pick a tiny little ant out in the dust, and they noticed things that are different from what they are used to. So they can be very quick to pick up even small wounds or things that don't look quite right. I agree with the advice to keep her separated when you can't keep an eye on her, until the others no longer notice her head.

 

[pioneerchick816]

I've enjoyed reading through this thread & watching your brigade grow. I'm a chicken newbie and have a very mixed flock of nine. I've enjoyed learning about all the different breeds and Brahma's are beautiful. It will be hard to decide to let one of your Roos go.

 

[speckledhen]

I've enjoyed reading through this thread & watching your brigade grow. I'm a chicken newbie and have a very mixed flock of nine. I've enjoyed learning about all the different breeds and Brahma's are beautiful. It will be hard to decide to let one of your Roos go.

Hopefully, I won't have to and both can stay. Thanks for joining the thread! A very mixed flock is fun. I have some of my bunch left, too, but they're quite old now.

 

[robyn8]

Ok I'm sorry for being super annoying and constantly asking this but I'm new to this and just so uncertain. My injured pullet (Sweetie Belle) is all healed up now. It's been 2 weeks. Her feathers a just a little darker still...from dirt sticking to the ointment, but it's no different than some other pullets dirty spots I've seen. There is kind of a thinner patch there though. Not really a bald spot but you can just see her skin a little more easily. I should go take a pic. I'm thinking it will be a long time before the feathers fill in there. Do I need to wait till they are all filled in? Or should I start letting her out for shirt periods when I'm home and keep checking? When will I know it's ok to leave her full time?

 

[robyn8]

Here are pics of my pullet. I was just out there with them and let her out and the same pullet that always chases her pulled her feathers a couple times and chased her a bit. It wasn't even her head the pullet went for so I'm wondering if it was a pecking order issue. The other 3 pullets and cockerel didn't seem to care at all that she was there. One of them even cuddled up to her on a roosting branch. Everyone I've tried to let her out it's always that same other pullet that seems to peck or chase her.

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[robyn8]

 

[speckledhen]

@robyn8 She looks pretty good. You'll think this is odd, but I've used the powdery, dry dirt next to my house foundation to just sprinkle on a healing wound to disguise it from other birds. I mean, they dustbathe in the stuff so it won't introduce anything into the wound at this stage. She looks much better than Bailey so I'd think she could go back right now. If my bird looked that good, I would put her back. Just watch her for pecking order stuff to be sure she is not reinjured. I don't know if I'd want a male in there, though, because they normally grab the girls right there.

I stopped at a local feed store a couple of days ago to get bagged hay they sell and found they had Vetericyn, but it was very high priced, as I expected. I then saw a less concentrated brand, though the same ingredient, called Theracyn, $10 cheaper per 8 oz bottle, and was about to buy it when I saw a display at their counter with 2 oz sample bottles of Theracyn FREE, plus a $2 off coupon for a bottle in the future. I snatched that right up and have been spraying Bailey's wound with it, which seems to be helping a great deal and she's looking much, much better.

I had already found a killer deal on Vetericyn 8 oz spray on Amazon for $12.97 including shipping so it is on its way, too. The bottle at that feed store for the same thing was $28.99! Ack! I later went to the co-op where I buy my feed and they have the Vetericyn Plus hydrogel for $23.99 with a $4 off mail-in rebate so I have another source for that as well. But the Amazon one was just $7.99 plus shipping and still much cheaper. I'm not sure if it's the normal Vetericyn or the Vetericyn Plus because the description says "Plus" but the bottle shown is the regular stuff. Doesn't matter because, either way, it's a bargain price.