My hen has been being severely pecked at recently by my flock. She is one of the largest hens in the flock and there are much smaller young hens in there that never get bullied as bad as her. She just recently healed beautifully from severely being pecked below her vent. I believed this was from me leaving her in the coop too long with the others and her lack to defend herself in a crowded area. Once they see blood it’s a wrap. I did not expect her to make it because to me it looked like it needed a veterinarians asitance at the point it was at. Once healed I slowly introduced her back into the flock and left them with plenty of food and space in the run. I came back to care for them again and found her by the door trying to get out and I saw one hen peck her under again. At that point I removed her immediately scared of what I would find. This time they ripped off all the feathers she had just grown back and pecked off the small scab that she had from her previous wound. But most surprisingly they pecked her actual vent this time which I was grateful they didn’t the last. I don’t understand why they do this especially in such a odd area. I’ve dealt with pretty severe canabalization in the past but usually it’s a bird with that got scratched by a roosters spur or something that starts the chickens pecking toward the wound. I feel she is in so much pain because I noticed she just started laying eggs in the worst timing it must be incredibly painful. Her vent also looks abnormal and I’m afraid that it has caused a permanent issue. So far I’ve been wiping around the area with iodine at night and topping it with veterincin spray 2x per day. I been also putting hydrohen in her water daily and bringing her inside to sleep in a crate because of the dropping temperature. I try to keep as it clean as possible. Other then that I’m not sure what to do the first day it did not look this bad and I’m hoping it’s just swelling, but with her recently laying eggs I’m scared it might be prolapsed or infected.
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