wounded hen

[lko67]

Got a hen that was grabbed by a roo on the back of the neck not bleeding now but feathers all red should I separate from flock they don't seem to be picking on her but she is very skittish

 

[sunflour]

Got a hen that was grabbed by a roo on the back of the neck not bleeding now but feathers all red should I separate from flock they don't seem to be picking on her but she is very skittish

? maybe you should separate the roo?

Spray the neck with blue kote wound spray. If you won't separate him, I would separate her.

 

[lko67]

Will ck in am on roost now prob is got 5 roos and 21 hens first time owning chickens 2 of roos have grabbed at hens since day one and one has been trying to breed the last week or so they are almost 17 weeks possibly to many roos?

 

[seminolewind]

Yes, the roosters will get older and try to kill eachother. With your hen, put a piece of duct tape over the bald spot. It will eventually fall off and you can decide whether you want to put a new one on.

 

[sunflour]

Will ck in am on roost now prob is got 5 roos and 21 hens first time owning chickens 2 of roos have grabbed at hens since day one and one has been trying to breed the last week or so they are almost 17 weeks possibly to many roos?

25 % roo/hen ratio is way too high, 1 rooster for every 10 hens or more is consider ideal.. more roosters is trouble. I think you need to protect the girls from the bully's!!

 

[lko67]

Do you think removing 2 roos would be better am going to separate into 3 different flocks breed specific would be 8 to 1 would remove the mean ones thanks for the help!!

 

[seminolewind]

This is what I did with my first few hatches. I let the roos decide who gets to go. The troublemakers and mean ones eliminated themselves first, LOL. I ended up with 2 Polish roos who lived very happy together and 2 silkie roos who lived happy together with 1 hen.