Hi Sharron,
Yes I believe they are bleeding to death over a few day's. Maybe a parrasite living in the quill, I really have no idea.
Now I am wondering why my rooster has not been affected, or if he will be next.
Marty
Lost her last night, down to one lonely rooster now.
JJ, diet has been layers pellets, but they are free range, out all day eating plenty of insects and grass / weeds.
Blood was always comming from under the wing on the body, it appeared to be bleeding from the top of the quill where the feather...
Hi Guy's
This is really getting weird now, I seperated the hen last night into my shed.
In the morning there was blood everywhere drips on the floor and her head was covered in blood.
I checked her out expecting to find a large wound, no wound in sight infact it seems like she is bleeding from...
Tonight I have seperated the hen, so I will check it in the morning.
As for the mouse trap, you can use a plastic bottle or a can.
I use the bottle because it has a groove in it to place the peanut butter.
Thanks for the reply everyone,
I am down to my last hen and a rooster, I now suspect my rooster, last night I moved the pair to my shed and in the morning my hen was bleeding, there was already fresh blood present at 6:30 last night when I moved them.
The rooster is the only one that has never...
Hi,
This is my first post here.
I have lost four of my Isa Brown hens in the last four weeks, I am finding blood in my coop in the morning and when I inspect my hens I find blood usually under the wing.
One hen is targeted at a time over several nights until it is dead, then they move on to the...