Blood on comb

sankeyst

Chirping
6 Years
May 25, 2017
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Highgate Hill, Qld, Australia
  1. 3 chooks : Fayoumis, Plymouth Rock, Isa Brown all about 3-4 years old.
  2. The Fayoumis and Isa Brown have blood on their combs and suspiciously the Plymouth Rock does not.
  3. I’ve only just noticed it over the last week. When I was treating their feet for mites.
  4. See photo.
  5. Nothing I’m aware of. We do have bush turkeys around but they’ve been here longer than the chooks and we haven’t had any issues.
  6. Eating and drinking as usual.
  7. Haven’t noticed anything unusual about their poo.
  8. This is new, I’ve never see any blood drawn except when unleashed dogs break in.
  9. We will treat ourselves.
  10. Image posted.
  11. They are in a metal coop, with straw bedding and a large run with greenery.
 

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They do look like peck wounds. I would spend some time quietly observing them to see what's going on. The wounds I personally wouldn't do anything at this point. They should heal up. If it continues you may want to remove the one hen and see if it improves.
 

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