Open wounds from bullying! How should I treat this?

Whiiit6

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Jun 27, 2020
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These two Guineas were placed in a brooder with same-age chicks. Apparently the chicks realized they’re different and attacked.
The bleeding had stopped before I got to the scene, but should I be cleaning the wounds or letting them heal on their own?
I moved them in with the newest chick hatchlings, and they seem to be getting along and more relaxed.
 

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You can clean their wounds with a Saline rinse. How are they with the smaller chicks? I know they're different species, but I'd be a little worried about them pecking the smallers. How are they with each other? They might peck each other's blood. It might be good to have them under a red bulb or a dark room with a heat plate, that way they can't see the blood.
 
You can clean their wounds with a Saline rinse. How are they with the smaller chicks? I know they're different species, but I'd be a little worried about them pecking the smallers. How are they with each other? They might peck each other's blood. It might be good to have them under a red bulb or a dark room with a heat plate, that way they can't see the blood.
Will do!
I’ve been checking on them often, and they seem to be getting along well with the younger chicks. The little ones are snuggling up with them. They’re also pecking at the blood periodically but it doesn’t seem to be bothering the guineas. BUT the little ones are only a day old, so I assume they might get more aggressive as they get stronger?
 
Will do!
I’ve been checking on them often, and they seem to be getting along well with the younger chicks. The little ones are snuggling up with them. They’re also pecking at the blood periodically but it doesn’t seem to be bothering the guineas. BUT the little ones are only a day old, so I assume they might get more aggressive as they get stronger?
The chicks might. If they're already pecking the blood now, if they don't heal up fast enough, you might have the same issues you had before.
 

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