Rooster attacked a newer rooster help!

[Hykiko]

Warning graphing pic ahead



So to start off, sadly baby Zoey was killed Saturday. We don’t know who or what killed her, we’ve been dealing with a few pesky critters other than the rooster.

On the brighter side, we have more baby chicks who have hatched. We are waiting on the last two to hatch now!

Sarah is healing well, I will be including her picture which the warning is for. I’ve reduced the medicine to every other day that way her neck can get a breath of fresh air which has also helped in the healing process.

 

[CoFarmer]

So my big male rooster Junior who is Silver phoenix/Maran attacked one of our new roosters (Eagle) Tuesday, pecked out his left eye. The attack happened when I was moving chickens around and happened before I could grab him, I've contacted the vets and they can't get him in. I got a hold of a wildlife rehabilitation center who told me to just use eye wash and cotton swabs like I have been doing, the issue I'm really running into now is that there is puss coming from the eye socket. I'm worried I'm have to get him antibiotics to clear it up fully, another issue arise from this, due to Eagle hiding out after his attack, he decided to hide in one of the hens nesting boxes and that hen didn't like that and pecked the top of his head causing that to bleed. I've now got him isolated in another location to heal but the hen who was pecking him is now crowing like crazy because he was removed from the flock which is making him go off.

anyone with any info or help would be graciously appreciated!

Thanks for post and all the replies. Our junior rooster (we are fostering 14 hens and4 roosters for a family member) was the target of attacks. All this information was super helpful.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I think you should continue with the triple antibiotic ointment twice a day until it is completely healed. You don't want those tissues to dry out.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

It will heal from the edges toward the center. If the edges dry out, it won't heal properly.

 

[wkshaddon]

Thanks for post and all the replies. Our junior rooster (we are fostering 14 hens and4 roosters for a family member) was the target of attacks. All this information was super helpful.

I would get you some Tetramyicyn. Ointment. I had a similar situation where my little silky rooster decided to go after one of my big roosters and I come home to his iris and pupil literally being rearranged inside his eye and swollen so badly. I cleaned his eye and started putting that in it twice a day and within 2 weeks there was significant improvement.

 

[wkshaddon]

Thanks for post and all the replies. Our junior rooster (we are fostering 14 hens and4 roosters for a family member) was the target of attacks. All this information was super helpful.

My rooster is blind in his eye now. The iris turned from a dark chocolate brown to gold and his pupil is elongated but he still has his eye and he still has his life.

 

[Hykiko]

Thanks for post and all the replies. Our junior rooster (we are fostering 14 hens and4 roosters for a family member) was the target of attacks. All this information was super helpful.

You are welcome!