Kjukkjuk
In the Brooder
Currently I have a white silkie together with an easter egger, silver lace, and barred rock. They all grew up together. Recently I noticed the easter egger pecking the silkie on the back of the neck. I let it go a bit, thinking they'd work it out. But the size/power difference between the two just got out of hand. Or maybe I'm projecting that. Anyway, I started to see a bit of redness and then the other chickens started messing with her. I used a bit of Vick's as it was what I had on hand and it seemed to work in two ways, initially at least. The smell and taste made the others not like it, but then this also sort of matted the feathers a bit and showed the red a bit more and curiosity is bear with chickens I guess. Also, a little dust and sand stuck to the Vick's and so that hid the redness by just making her look a bit dirty there. Not convinced I had done enough (am I already overdoing it?) I bathed her really good and had gotten some pick-no-more by rooster booster and applied that. That's where I'm at now and they seem to be leaving her alone now and I'll be watching her close. I also got some Blue Kote and Wonder Dust just to have on hand in case things get really bad. I am aware about separating her out but there has never been an open wound that I could see (I inspected closely), just a bit of redness to the skin like irritation, but enough to show through the thin whiteness of her feathers. I will definitely separate her if I notice real violence happening. They are all about 16 weeks old and other than this recent change, all has been well. Was it a mistake for me to put a silkie with these other types of chickens? I'll see if I can include a pic of her after her bath...
