AndreaT Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Help! I have return home from work to day to find that my araucana has had a lot of tail feathers plucked out and has quite a nasty wound which the other girls are now pecking at. I have sprayed her with anti-pecking spray but it doesn't seem to be stopping them. I don't have any other first aid items at the moment, is there anything I can use as a stop gap to help her until I can get something sorted? Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaT Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Panic over! I have just put up the and run I bought yesterday, managed to finish before it was completely dark. The pecked girl is now isolated on her own and the vet is getting me some powder to treat her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 I'd invest in some bumper bits too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egghead68 Posted December 20, 2011 Share Posted December 20, 2011 And gentian violet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreaT Posted December 20, 2011 Author Share Posted December 20, 2011 Thanks for your advice. I was so shocked when I saw the state of her, I'm glad I was home early enough that they hadn't gone to bed otherwise I don't know when I would have spotted it. I've just checked on her and put some of the powder from the vets on. I couldn't see any wounds as such so I'm hoping the blood is from the feathers being pulled out and not from torn flesh. It's been a bad couple of weeks; first the fox attack, she's just gone back in with the others, and now this! I'm glad I managed to get hold of a second coop, just wasn't expecting to use it so soon!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 21, 2011 Share Posted December 21, 2011 I'd wash it carefully with warm water with a few drops of tea tree oil in it, puff some vet wound powder in it (guessing this is what you have from the vet) and then spray with purple spray. I'd get bumper bits for the bullies to prevent any further pecking; it can quickly lead to cannibalism when they spot blood, so good that you caught it early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
