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    lester Guest

    Default Their will be blood !!!!!!

    I walked into my coop today and my Buttercup rooster was covered in blood. Some other rooster who I know, attacked him and ripped off some of his wattle.I have seperated him to a private cage. How do I take care of
    this cut and is there ever peace in a coop with 5 rooster.
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    Default Re: Their will be blood !!!!!!

    The short answer to the peace question is NO. You can't blame the birds for doing what comes naturally. The wound will heal, although you might have to trim it up, but if you return him, he'll have to fight all over again since you removed him. If you don't have separate pens, you better get rid of 4 of them.

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    AdamM Guest

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    Depending on your hen ratio, it is really not necessary to have so many roosters. As pretty as they are, you will keep adding insult to injury. They will keep fighting for dominance and hens constantly.
    The comb usually heals fairly quickly because of all of the blood moving throughout the area, you shouldn't have a problem, keep it as clean as at all possible, just keep an eye on him.
    Adam

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    Bresis Guest

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    Keep him separate and you can use an ointment like neosporin or honey to kill germs. Evy's right, roosters don't coexist very well and more injuries will only come unfortunately.

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