Open wound to bone on back, bully rooster?

[emeraldgreen]

HI everyone,
I have a favourite chicken, Berry, she is fairly social, approx 5 years and a brown shaver, and usually top dog. Betty has been hiding out in the coop last few days. I caught her today and found she has a large hole under her wing, approx an inch in diameter and it’s down to the bone. She has a less severe version in the opposite side. My guess is that it’s from our rooster? I’m just wondering if this is common? Is there anything I can do to stop this behaviour? I haven’t checked the other girls yet, but he has broken most of the wing feathers on his ‘favourite’ girl, so I’m guessing she may be the same.
I’m thinking he needs to go, he’s quite aggressive towards us, and is very flighty.
Also any tips on how to tend to her wounds would be appreciated. She’s still laying (old girl never misses a day) and eating and is out of the coop now I’ve moved the rooster. Only obvious difference is she is kind of muttering to herself, like a constant chatter.
Thanks

 

[Chickassan]

You can't correct the behavior, he sounds like a pretty bad boy. I'd either seperate or get rid of him entirely, think your girl would be thrilled. Her wound since it isn't visible to the others, gently clean it with a warm cloth and apply some Neosporin to it. Keep an eye on it, check often. Chickens are very resilient so she should heal fine. I would very much like to see the wound to gauge any additional help i could give. The big thing is get that roo out of there.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Agreed a picture would be very helpful.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yikes-large-wound-on-hen.1141144/#post-17736677

That is a thread I started when I had a girl with some nasty rooster damage.

 

[emeraldgreen]

Thank you. I’ll try and get a pic. Rooster is trouble but hubby and I hate the idea of disposing of him but enough is enough I guess. I need to make sure the girls are ok

 

[emeraldgreen]

Agreed a picture would be very helpful.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/yikes-large-wound-on-hen.1141144/#post-17736677

That is a thread I started when I had a girl with some nasty rooster damage.

 

[Jessdesk]

Hey emerald green, I grew up in Wellington... Kia ora!

If she’s hiding out I might bring her inside for a few days, or separate her. You can put some wound lotion on it and sprinkle on some baking powder to help it scab up.

Not sure if you have neosporin, when I lived there they didn’t have that brand. Just use over the counter antibiotic ointment.


If your boy is aggressive to people, time to put him in the cooker.

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

Thank you. I’ll try and get a pic. Rooster is trouble but hubby and I hate the idea of disposing of him but enough is enough I guess. I need to make sure the girls are ok

Sometimes they are just not good at mating. I made several saddles for my girls while I had a clumsy boy.

If he's not good with people though it may be time for him to go.

 

[emeraldgreen]

Yes! It’s like that, but I can see her rib bones. It ls a few days older as it’s quite dry, but I’m concerned that some of it was a bit yellow/green.
This is a reply to flying nun

 

[emeraldgreen]

Sometimes they are just not good at mating. I made several saddles for my girls while I had a clumsy boy.

If he's not good with people though it may be time for him to go.

He’s quite a big boy too, leg horn cross, his spurs are large and he’s not quite a year

 

[Jessdesk]

He should calm down as he ages. But if not, time to get a new rooster. Right now I have 4 cockerels, and they are quite a handful.