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1 hen with a head injury

Jennaboyko

In the Brooder
Apr 25, 2022
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I'm a new chickeneer with 6 hens and 1 rooster ( all different breeds and all between 7 and 9 months old)
This morning when I let then out of the coop, there was blood splatter on the outside of their feeder (a fair bit and feeder was knocked off Hanger and sitting on ground) some blood on run ground and blood spray covering the walls of one of the nesting boxes.
I inspection all my birds and one has a wound on the top of her head beside her comb and lots of dried blood. The others have no sign of blood except 1 with maybe a little on face.
Assuming she somehow injured herself or perhaps escaped a predator attack, them once the others saw blood, they maybe pecked at her. Noone bothered her all day.
I guess I'm wondering what ur thoughts are on what might have happened and if there's anything I should do now. I went out at sunset, took her off the roost and poured warm water on her and wiped her off. (Since I can't catch her during the day) hopefully I didn't make it worse or open it up.
 
I'll add, the night before, I but them to bed late and they were all in the coop which I thought was strange bc they're usually on the roost in the enclosured run. So I don't know if the injury happened before bed while free range or in the coop
 
I'll get a pic tomorrow. It's looked worse this morning but so hard to tell with the feathers and dried blood. But this afternoon it looked better, most of the blood had come off. Didn't see any eye or comb damage. I just hope that she doesn't get pecked at tonight. They all get along great and I've never even seen any violence between them. I just know it's in their nature to attack once there's blood
 

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