Got an assortment from the local farm store on Saturday. 4 RIR, 3 Barred Rock, 3 others yet to be determined...
after 2 days in their cage, all about same size, 3 weeks old, one appeared to have been pecked. Featherless red areas on her(I think a her). Anyway, I moved her to a seperate cage(by herself) and waited to see if any others got picked. 2 days and so far so good. The other cage with 5 in there everything is fine.
My question: I put some neosporin(sp?) on the wounds, she seems to be doing fine eating and drinking and very chipper. Should I be concerned at all with her? Will her feathers grow back?
BTW, I have been lurking here and other places and really appreciate peoples advice and opinions. This is my first venture into chickens(much to wifes dismay)....
after 2 days in their cage, all about same size, 3 weeks old, one appeared to have been pecked. Featherless red areas on her(I think a her). Anyway, I moved her to a seperate cage(by herself) and waited to see if any others got picked. 2 days and so far so good. The other cage with 5 in there everything is fine.
My question: I put some neosporin(sp?) on the wounds, she seems to be doing fine eating and drinking and very chipper. Should I be concerned at all with her? Will her feathers grow back?
BTW, I have been lurking here and other places and really appreciate peoples advice and opinions. This is my first venture into chickens(much to wifes dismay)....