Hen being attacked by our rooster?

[FrostRanger]

I would do a health check on the hen just to make sure nothing else is wrong with her but I would very strongly consider souping the cockerel, especially if he's been rough with the other hens. A roo should protect his hens, they shouldn't need need protection from him because he's attacking them

 

[Sotapop34]

No, you do not need to get another one, your ladies will be fine without. You might think about keeping one from the chicks you just hatched. A cockerel raised with grown hens to teach him manners can turn out great.

Okay that’s a relief, and I will definitely be looking for one the grows up more well-mannered from this group! And okay perfect I will do neosporin for her head. Thank you so much!

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Okay that’s a relief, and I will definitely be looking for one the grows up more well-mannered from this group! And okay perfect I will do neosporin for her head. Thank you so much!

You're welcome! Keep us posted please and hoping for a speedy recovery for your lady!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

Yay!!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thank you all for your advice and help, I had her separated for a while and would let her out in the yard next to the other hens to help keep her socialized. I made a big mistake though and didn’t realize that there was a gap in the gate, and the cockerel got out and immediately went after her. I ran outside and grabbed her and he had already done more damage to her head. I’ve got her back in isolation and at this point I would rather just get rid of him. I don’t need fertilized eggs (we just hatched our very first batch of babies today actually!) and he’s been rough with some of the others but I thought he’d grow out of it. My only other question is, if I take him away, will it affect the other hens and pullets in the flock? Do I need to get another rooster or cockerel to replace him right away?

I'm sorry to hear that happened.
From experience, he'll go after her again and again, so I agree he needs to be removed. (Plus, he's been rough with some of the others. Ime, they don't grow out of this, some things yes they will, but not just making a beeline for a hen like this if he gets a chance. )

For me, I'd process him, make a nice stew, pulled chicken (crockpot), etc. It's not to be vengeful - you are not doing this in anger. This is taking appropriate, thought-out steps to protecting and managing your flock.

It's possible you may be able to find him another home, but you must give full disclosure of his behavior, it will likely continue on somewhere else. It's always unfortunate when this happens.

The pullets and hens will be o.k. without a rooster. You've hatched out babies, very likely there's a couple or three cockerels in the bunch. If you grow them out with the adults, the cockerels often will learn some manners.
Hopefully there's a suitable replacement within the new batch.

Poor Girl! It was an accident. I've had it happen too. Good advice to keep the ointment on the wound, hopefully she'll heal quickly and can rejoin the ladies soon. I'd still try to let her visit them as often as possible, so they stay familiar.

Warning: graphic photo

This is what he did today, I’ve tried to clean it and put some spray on, the first time we did blu-kote and then I read how that stuff can be bad, so we switched to one from Fleet Farm, but any advice on how to help her heal?
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