Yesterday we came home from football game and Nugget was missing all his tail feathers!! The girls had pulled out one or two before but they had healed, no big deal. But now yesterday his tail area was bleeding and looked awful! So I put him in a separate coop and run away fom the girls to stop the pecking give him time to heal. I thought this would help. He keeps pecking at it himself. Is this like a dog licking its wounds. Could he have pulled them out himself? He Seems very aggitated without the girls around. Did I do more harm than good by separating them? Should I be somehow trying to stop him from pecking himself. Someone local told me to put vaseline on the wound but I wanted to ask you all first. HELP you people are so smart. any advice would be appreciated. He is acting normal other than the tail pecking and wanting his girls. He is eating and drinking normaly. Thanks!
