chicknluvr1979
In the Brooder
- Apr 6, 2022
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I've only been a chicken mama for a few weeks so please be kind.
A couple weeks ago I woke up to one of my pullets stuck between the back of the brooder plate (it was vertical) and the chicken wire. I felt so bad, I don't know how long she was there. I check on them multiple times a day so it was sometime between bedtime and waking up. Anyway, I looked at her well, it didn't look like anything was physically wrong, she was moving around and eating and drinking fine. About a week later I noticed some small scabs at the base of her feathers. They had been losing their Fluff and growing feathers so I chalked it up to that after reading a few posts but kept an eye on her making sure she was eating and drinking. Well, it seems her scabs are getting worse. I sit out with them for hours during the day and I don't see anyone picking on her but she seems skittish compared to the others. I dont know what to do. I'm going to get some Vetemycin now but does this look like pecking sores or something else I should do?
A couple weeks ago I woke up to one of my pullets stuck between the back of the brooder plate (it was vertical) and the chicken wire. I felt so bad, I don't know how long she was there. I check on them multiple times a day so it was sometime between bedtime and waking up. Anyway, I looked at her well, it didn't look like anything was physically wrong, she was moving around and eating and drinking fine. About a week later I noticed some small scabs at the base of her feathers. They had been losing their Fluff and growing feathers so I chalked it up to that after reading a few posts but kept an eye on her making sure she was eating and drinking. Well, it seems her scabs are getting worse. I sit out with them for hours during the day and I don't see anyone picking on her but she seems skittish compared to the others. I dont know what to do. I'm going to get some Vetemycin now but does this look like pecking sores or something else I should do?