Will mama harm pecked chick?

[Heidi Lee]

Hello everyone. My 2- week old chick just got out and had her neck pecked raw. I reunited her with her mama, who promptly pecked the chick’s neck, presumably because it is red. Can I keep them to whether if I use Vetericyn and bandage her skinny little neck? Or will she be killed by her own mother?

 

[Heidi Lee]

Together, I meant, not to whether….

 

[WIchickMama]

Do you have any Blu Kote? That is what I would use

 

[Heidi Lee]

I don’t have Blu Kote. I’ll have to look it up. In the meantime, I’ll keep her inside.

Dang, chickens are vicious!

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have any pictures of the wound? Most feed stores have BluKote. Betadine might color it brown and disguise it. Alushield is an aluminum colored wound coating, available here:
https://www.amazon.com/NEOGEN-SQUIR...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

If it is severe or deep, it may be better to separate her, and continue the Vetericyn and Neosporin.

 

[Heidi Lee]

Do you have any pictures of the wound? Most feed stores have BluKote. Betadine might color it brown and disguise it. Alushield is an aluminum colored wound coating, available here:
https://www.amazon.com/NEOGEN-SQUIR...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=

If it is severe or deep, it may be better to separate her, and continue the Vetericyn and Neosporin.

Thank you. It is severe, so I brought her inside by herself. She is drinking water, so perhaps there is hope.