Rooster bleeding out of neck

[GirlsHuntToo]

Hello everyone and good evening!!
I went out to put my chickens away this evening and I was counting them and noticed that my new little rooster Bucky - he is a Golden Comet rooster - and he is about 5 - 6 months old. Not very old and he is bleeding a great deal out of the middle of his neck. It still hasn't stopped and the cut looks like it could have happened during the evening hours. I was home and in and out of the house - giving them table scraps and checking on them and I didn't see any predators. My two older roosters, Buddy and Diego are beating on him pretty good and they could have possibly been fighting and got him with there beak or spur. I keep everything picked up - like sharp things - such as sharp ends of chicken wire and metal etc...
I am leaning toward fighting and he is cut really bad so what do I do??? Anyway to make the bleeding stop??
I really don't want to butcher him, and if there is anyway of helping him I will. It is really cold here right now and I don't really want the cold to make it worse.
Thanks for the information and help!!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Please post some pictures that clearly show where the injury is as well as a close up showing the extent of the injury if you can. It will help others to guide you.

 

[PrettyCoolChicks]

How long have you had the little rooster?
Is bringing him to a vet an option?

Depending how bad the wound is, I would disinfect the wound and put blukote on it if you can find it. I usually have to go with betadine and vet wrap as there’s no blukote available to me.

Ideally, you’d separate them at least until it is healed. Can you keep the new roo in a separate space where they can see but not touch each other?

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

How long have you had the little rooster?
Is bringing him to a vet an option?

Depending how bad the wound is, I would disinfect the wound and put blukote on it if you can find it. I usually have to go with betadine and vet wrap as there’s no blukote available to me.

Ideally, you’d separate them at least until it is healed. Can you keep the new roo in a separate space where they can see but not touch each other?

He hatched in my incubator and have had him ever since he was a chick - I don't have any vets around me that will take chickens - I did separate him and he is in a small closed off space in the chicken coop - the space that I keep my young chicks when I have babies.

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Please post some pictures that clearly show where the injury is as well as a close up showing the extent of the injury if you can. It will help others to guide you.

I am unable to get some pictures but it is about the middle of his neck and it isn't really deep - probably about 1/2 inch deep

 

[BigBlueHen53]

In the front of his neck, the side or the back? Is it still bleeding? Is it flowing blood?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

What do you have in your first aid kit? Can you boil a quart of water, let it cool and add 2 teaspoons of salt to make a sterile saline solution to wash the wound with? Pour a little into a separate small cup to use for washing the wound to keep the quart of saline pure.

Do you have triple antibiotic ointment like Neosporin?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Don't bathe him, just wash the wound. Gently pat dry and put the Neosporin on it. How is he acting?

 

[Cherysh]

Hello everyone and good evening!!
I went out to put my chickens away this evening and I was counting them and noticed that my new little rooster Bucky - he is a Golden Comet rooster - and he is about 5 - 6 months old. Not very old and he is bleeding a great deal out of the middle of his neck. It still hasn't stopped and the cut looks like it could have happened during the evening hours. I was home and in and out of the house - giving them table scraps and checking on them and I didn't see any predators. My two older roosters, Buddy and Diego are beating on him pretty good and they could have possibly been fighting and got him with there beak or spur. I keep everything picked up - like sharp things - such as sharp ends of chicken wire and metal etc...
I am leaning toward fighting and he is cut really bad so what do I do??? Anyway to make the bleeding stop??
I really don't want to butcher him, and if there is anyway of helping him I will. It is really cold here right now and I don't really want the cold to make it worse.
Thanks for the information and help!!

We had a turkey in the same situation but with a bad dog bite to the back of the neck... Gave her some antibiotics, and CBD oil. Helped calm her down a bit. Have some sort of wrap on hand. I used bedadine (I don’t believe that’s how you spell it right) but I think you can find it at the dollar store. we hand fed and watered her until she could do it on her own. Feed your rooster wet chicken food- make it soft for him to eat. Give him CBD (if you have any) spray bedadine all over the area, once cleaned as much as possible, and vet wrap it. Not too tight. Keep him away from the flock. It’ll take a couple of weeks or so (depending on how deep it is,) and hopefully your roo will be alright.!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Betadine.