Poor baby with an injury!

[kimboolah]

I think two of my birds got into a skirmish sometime today or last night. She has an area under her "ear flap" that is fleshy and sliced right thru. It has evidence of dried blood on it. I cleaned it with a q tip and put antibiotic ointment on it--is there anything else I should so?

So much turmoil introducing new birds to the older birds. I feel like I have to be out there all the time to referee!

So, this injury--what do you think?

 

[becky3086]

If you introduce them at night, you won't have nearly as many problems.
As for the cut, seems like you have done fine, chickens are very good at healing themselves.

 

[kimboolah]

Night, like at midnight? Or night when I put them to bed? Right now I have three new ones--one who is old enough to be with the bigger girls, and two babies (a silkie banty and a splash who need a light at night to keep warm). I want to put the big one in there with the rest, bit I don't want it to be all hair, teeth and eyeballs in the morning.

So, really late at night, or just when they are settled?

ah, the stress!