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Thanks for your help. I'm guessing it is dried blood from getting her comb scratched or pecked. Her beak is cut bc she was from a factory farm. We are third owners. She's been good chicken for us.

Wondering if anyone has seen this in a comb before? This Leghorn hen is prob about 6 or 7 years old. I was considering making her into stew soon as her egg production is poor. I noticed her comb becoming swollen a couple weeks ago and then noticed this today. Not sure if the comb tore and it...

I'm new to this whole raising chicken things and having a similar problem with one of my Cornish Cross chickens that is about 6 1/2 weeks old. I noticed she wouldn't stand about four days ago. When I pick her up she won't put her legs down. She will eat and drink (I'm keeping feed and water in...