- Aug 20, 2011
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Let me start by saying we are new to chickens in fact we have only had them a week today. And so far they have been a dream, lots of yummy eggs and funny behavior.
Normally my son leaves for HS at 6:30 in the morning and that is when I open the pop door and let them all out for the day. This being the weekend my youngest let them out this morning at 9:00 when he woke up. When I went out and checked on them like a always do I noticed blood drops all over in the coop. So off I went to try and figure out what was going on.
I think I have narrowed it down to my Brown Leghorn, I think they attacked her head this morning. (we have 4 Barred Rocks, 2 Speckled Sussex 1 RIR and the Leghorn) The coop is 4x8. So my question is what do I do now? The run is as secure as the coop is so we are going to just leave the pop door open from now on so they can come and go when they wake up. So if it was boredom I think I have that problem solved. But what do I do for this little gal. Do I clean it, medicate her, watch her??? I have no idea??? OR is this someone else (my two little Sussex came with out tails and we are working on getting those back) could she have been pecking at someone else and this is why she is covered in blood??
Thanks for the help. Tracy in WA
Normally my son leaves for HS at 6:30 in the morning and that is when I open the pop door and let them all out for the day. This being the weekend my youngest let them out this morning at 9:00 when he woke up. When I went out and checked on them like a always do I noticed blood drops all over in the coop. So off I went to try and figure out what was going on.
I think I have narrowed it down to my Brown Leghorn, I think they attacked her head this morning. (we have 4 Barred Rocks, 2 Speckled Sussex 1 RIR and the Leghorn) The coop is 4x8. So my question is what do I do now? The run is as secure as the coop is so we are going to just leave the pop door open from now on so they can come and go when they wake up. So if it was boredom I think I have that problem solved. But what do I do for this little gal. Do I clean it, medicate her, watch her??? I have no idea??? OR is this someone else (my two little Sussex came with out tails and we are working on getting those back) could she have been pecking at someone else and this is why she is covered in blood??
Thanks for the help. Tracy in WA