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Greetings! ^_^
Yes, I say peckered instead of pecked and go cheekin instead of chicken.
I'm from the south, we do that!
Anyway, back to business. On rare occassion, I have a peckered hen, probably one every 14 months. In three years, I've had two that actually needed to be separated. One was about two weeks ago, and she had a small place on the back of her neck pecked through to the muscle. A flap of skin and feathers lifted off, and the muscley stuff turned grayish black within a few days. I expected the flap to wither and fall off, but it has yet to do that, and now this particular hen looks like she's a Polish with an identity crisis.
When I found her, the wound was bleeding a little. I have a charcoal blood clotting/antiseptic dust that I use for my livestock. Would this be safe for chickens? The brand is Farnum I think. I think. But is it safe for poultry?
And what other medications are safe for chickens?
Thank you. ^_^
Yes, I say peckered instead of pecked and go cheekin instead of chicken.
Anyway, back to business. On rare occassion, I have a peckered hen, probably one every 14 months. In three years, I've had two that actually needed to be separated. One was about two weeks ago, and she had a small place on the back of her neck pecked through to the muscle. A flap of skin and feathers lifted off, and the muscley stuff turned grayish black within a few days. I expected the flap to wither and fall off, but it has yet to do that, and now this particular hen looks like she's a Polish with an identity crisis.
When I found her, the wound was bleeding a little. I have a charcoal blood clotting/antiseptic dust that I use for my livestock. Would this be safe for chickens? The brand is Farnum I think. I think. But is it safe for poultry?
And what other medications are safe for chickens?
Thank you. ^_^
