cheekymonkey68 Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 My chicken Popcorn had a huge hole about the size of a 2p at the base of her tail caused by pecking on monday, its now scabbed over but Im wondering how long I should leave it before reintegrating her with the rest of the girls. The last thing I want is for them to peck it open again... I have had her outside yesterday in a separate run so they could all see each other, and she managed to get over the netting and join them..but I saw one of the girls take a slight peck at her wound, and then fished her out again just in case. Has anyone else had a serious wound that needed to heal, who can tell me how long it may take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindafw Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 have no idea I am afraid but I just wondered if like dogs using germolene on the wound aids healing...can those with KNOWLEDGE advise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 I'd suggest using either an anti-peck spray or Stockholm Tar on her and doing a supervised introduction. menthol works at stopping dogs from mithering wounds but I don't know if a smear of Vaporub would work with chooks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted March 16, 2012 Share Posted March 16, 2012 Stockholm tar is smelly and messy but it does work very well in this type of situation as it aids healing and stops the pecking Another option is purple spray Either will cover the redness that makes a wound irresistible to the others Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey68 Posted March 18, 2012 Author Share Posted March 18, 2012 I bit the bullet today, and sprayed Popcorns rear end with purple spray and then popped her out in a separate run to the other girls, but she ran the gauntlet with the electric fencing to get to them!! I put a Bumpa bit on the offending chicken, using circlip plyers..... then my other half and I went to dig out space for three raised beds, and took all the girls out with us... they had such fun, even Tower with her new bumpa bit ( we fed worms to her as she wasnt quite as quick on the uptake initially) at corn time they all followed me down the garden to the WIR and that was it, all ready for bed, they all hopped in together so fingers crossed all goes well overnight and tomorrow. Thanks for all your support, it has been so helpful and Im most grateful. Marion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 18, 2012 Share Posted March 18, 2012 That sounds positive Marion, let's hope that they can keep it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
