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[SueSteve]

We let the girls out this morning and discovered that Snowdrop has been ?pecked during the night. a small bit of her comb is hanging off, and she has lots of dried blood all over her head, and down her neck. Her eyes also look a bit strange, but I think that is because her face is a little swollen.

Not sure what happened in the night, they all seem to get on so well now.

I have separated her, she has the run of the whole garden, she seems happy enough.

Dh is out on a bike ride, and I have to run dd to music school, but I hope to have a better look and clean her up with salt water when I get back.

I read on here a while ago about them liking the colour red, the wound is now dry, with dark red scabs, should I get the blue stuff (not sure what it is or where to get it from?) or do you think she will be okay when I have wiped the dried blood away?

 

The other Amber star occassionally has a bit of dried blood on her comb, but it is never more than a spot of black.

[theherd123]

You have done the right thing in seperating her from the rest as they are attracted to the colour red and once blood is drawn it will just attract them even more.

 

Do as you planned and clean her up when you get back home. Try using a drop of tea tree oil in the water as it has antiseptic qualities.

 

Unfortunately the pecking order can change and it looks like this might have happened with your girls. If you can find out who the pecker is i would seperate her from the rest and give her some 'time out' in the hope she will feel a little unsettled and less bossy when you put her back in with the others.

 

Keep us up to date with how they are getting along.

[SueSteve]

Thank you for your advice.

We have bathed the comb, and tried to wash some of the blood away. It was all over her face and down her neck. We put a few drops of tea tree in as recommended. She is now gaping, but I think it's from the smell of the tea tree!

She has walked out of the kitchen herself, and is now on her own in the back garden, the others are in the run. She can get into the run if she wants to, and if she's now in there in say 30mins I might pop her back in.

Tilly is the pecker, so if I notice her pecking again I will put her in the garden, and move the chairs so she cant get back to the others for a while.

[Egluntyne]

If you have some Purple (gentian violet) Spray, use this, taking care not to get it in her eyes.

 

It is antiseptic and will also disguise the wound.

 

I used it on one of my girls who had been pecked on the comb and it did the trick beautifully.

 

Don't wear your best white t shirt when spraying.