pips_pekins Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) I am sure there is plenty on this topic but any advice would be much appreciated. Recently our smallest girl has spent much of the day in the Eglu and has seemed really out of sorts. I thought perhaps she was broody as she was in the nest all day or moulting as she has lost a lot of feathers from her head but it seemed strange as it wasn’t from anywhere else. OH found her slumped over in the run and then later she disappeared and was found hiding in the shrubs so he put her in the cat box and we thought that was it for her . However, the next day she seemed much brighter and was eating and drinking so we put her back in the garden with the others. One of our other girls then just went for her and attacked her head. OH has now put the bully in the cat box, apparently she is having ‘time out’ he says. Anyway, the little one seems a bit happier without the bully as the other two are fine with her but what can we do now? I have used anti peck spray but without success and the bully has always been quite mean to the little one even though they hatched together and were a pair long before we got the other two. We have had them a couple of years so it seems strange that this is happening now. Any advice would be much appreciated. The bully is a bantam naked neck and the victim is a serama. Many thanks. Pips Edited May 28, 2014 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 So a beak bit isn't an option . Problem areas are feeders and drinkers so they should be doubled up. TNN's can be very aggressive to other breeds and each other. My advice would be definitely not to mix them with anything else, but that's a bit late now. You certainly need to keep the bully separated until the feathers have regrown, otherwise she may draw blood and they might all pitch in! Can you re-home her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted May 13, 2014 Author Share Posted May 13, 2014 Thanks Beantree. I don't want to rehome her and I don't know anyone else that would have her anyway. They have always been fine together until recently as the other two don't take any nonsense from her and in the run the serama used to cuddle up with those two which gave her protection. They do have two glugs and grubs. I have put purple spray on her head and will keep the TNN away for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 After a week or so of shuffling them all around to keep bully away from her, the other two started so poor old thing has been living with us. Watching her we could see something wasn't right and today the vet confirmed what we already knew, she has lost her sight. She is eating and drinking well so we have decided to keep her separately to the others and see how she gets on. I know other people have kept blind chickens. Are we doing the right thing? We've never been to the vet before with a chicken! They tried to charge us the same as a consultation for the dogs but I managed to knock the fee down a bit - she is a serama so not even a full bantam size! I would be interested to know what others pay. It ended up costing £14. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 That was a bargain, my consultation and antibiotics cost £29.00. I guess they charge for the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pips_pekins Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share Posted May 28, 2014 Think it probably was a bargain then although that doesn't sound too bad with antibiotics as well gavclojak. OH has reminded me that the chicken only cost £12! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Vet fees are complicated. My vet charges £14 for a consultation for a small animal - chicken, hamster, budgie, rat etc. However, when I took my very small rabbit, he was charged at a normal animal rate £25 - the same as my cocker spaniel when we had her. I think they make up their own rules with regards to what they charge. Mind you, that said, I wouldn't take my animals anywhere else. Hope you get the bullying sorted. I know from my own girls before how nasty it can get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Just keep a close swatch on her Pips_Pekins. Some chickens take well to life on their own and some don't. Our vet used to charge £18, which is probably the standard rate. I never queried it as I know others do pay far more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
