Please help

[needhelpwithchickens]

Hello. We have 8 chickens in total. 3 of them are fully grown almost 2 years old, and 5 are around 3 months. 3 of them are roosters, which we are working on finding homes for. One of the 3 month old roosters i am very worried about. His comb appears to be bleeding and he is just sleeping under his coop with the 4 other young ones. Is he going to be ok? Should I isolate him and try to fix it? We think it might’ve been a fight with the other young rooster, or possibly the older one. Please give advice I am very worried. Thank you.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.
Yep, time to get rid of 2 roosters or all three of them, your choice.
Your beat up rooster will be fine. Gently clean off his comb with soap and water and apply neosporin as needed. It'll heal in no time unless the boys rumble again.

 

[Show Sebright]

If you use Veterycen it will heal faster. Get the roosters all separate.

 

[needhelpwithchickens]

Welcome to BYC.
Yep, time to get rid of 2 roosters or all three of them, your choice.
Your beat up rooster will be fine. Gently clean off his comb with soap and water and apply neosporin as needed. It'll heal in no time unless the boys rumble again.

Thank you so much for your reply. He seems to be doing a little better already. Do you think I should separate them until he is healed?

 

[dawg53]

Thank you so much for your reply. He seems to be doing a little better already. Do you think I should separate them until he is healed?

It might be best to separate them. If you dont, they will eventually fight over the hens and possibly injure the hens from over-mating. You really need to rehome at least 2 of them. Good luck.

 

[needhelpwithchickens]

It might be best to separate them. If you dont, they will eventually fight over the hens and possibly injure the hens from over-mating. You really need to rehome at least 2 of them. Good luck.

Thank you. We are working on finding homes asap.