Blood Globs Under Hen

Alexandra Runner

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Hello, all!
Daisy (the hen in question) is a three year old Rhode Island Red hen. Yesterday, I noticed her comb was super-pale, almost white. I checked her vent (normal), her crop (semi-full), and for mites (none). None of my birds have worms. I noted her position on the roost, so I could check her droppings in the morning. There is a festival going on in my town, so I wasn't able to check her droppings yesterday.
This morning, I went out, and there were blood globs under where my sweet Daisy roosts. I haven't seen this before, in my hens or others'. I know the green means she's not eating, but I need to know what to do about the blood.

Please help me save my sweet Daisy! I call her my baby (partially as a joke, but mostly because I love her so much.)
I am going to try to attach photos; please be patient with me and my inability to understand devices.
 
So far, Daisy is walking with her tail down, and more slowly than usual. When I get home from church, I'm going to try to feed her a hard-boiled egg.
 

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Could she have gotten into rodenticides, did you or any of your close neighbours put out some rat poison lately?

Check her skin underneath the plumage closely for hematoma like patches.
 
Could she have gotten into rodenticides, did you or any of your close neighbours put out some rat poison lately?

Check her skin underneath the plumage closely for hematoma like patches.
I don't think she's had any chance to get into any poisons. I will check as soon as I get home. Thank you so much for responding!
 
Do you have access to an avian vet? Sometimes droppings like this can be a sign of a reproductive cancer. An ultrasound may be able to help, done by an experienced avian vet. Without any imaging or testing, it's very hard to know for sure. Does her abdomen feel bloated, below the vent between the legs? Do you know when she last laid normally?
 
Do you have access to an avian vet? Sometimes droppings like this can be a sign of a reproductive cancer. An ultrasound may be able to help, done by an experienced avian vet. Without any imaging or testing, it's very hard to know for sure. Does her abdomen feel bloated, below the vent between the legs? Do you know when she last laid normally?
No, unfortunately, I do not. Even if I did, I probably couldn't afford it. I do have Enrofloxacin from another hen who was laying lash eggs. She passed before the medicine arrived. Should I dose her?
 
Well, Daisy's eating her hard-boiled egg alright! She has eaten most of it with relish, and hasn't lost interest yet. Her comb color seems to be a bit better too. Her abdomen feels normal, neither hard nor bloated. I do not know when she has last laid.
 

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