Blood under roost, no obvious injuries?

[schambo]

I have 3 hens in this coop, two Easter Eggers and one Barred Rock. All have been healthy, laying well, normal poops, etc. Opened up the coop to clean it and saw this. Clearly, something not good happened…

I inspected everyone thoroughly, though, and they’re all fine? No injuries I can find, all happily foraging in my backyard, everyone is getting along with no pecking.


It’s clearly SOMETHING… any ideas?

 

[schambo]

I read some old posts that suggested that it could be from a peck to the comb while the girls were squabbling overnight. Does that look like what this could be?

 

[Mary Poopins Love]

It wouldn't leave that much blood. Check their vents. Is there any blood on the feathers?

 

[schambo]

It wouldn't leave that much blood. Check their vents. Is there any blood on the feathers?

Vents are good, no blood anywhere that I can see..

 

[Mary Poopins Love]

I'm stumped, sorry

 

[Mary Poopins Love]

@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Eggcessive]

Hard to know who the bleeder was. I have found a few mystery blood spots in my coop where it looked like someone got massacred. Most times it is a comb or wattle, or a blood feather has been pecked, but you seldom see the injury.

 

[Mary Poopins Love]

Are you sure the golden hen is an Easter Egger? She looks like my mystery breed, Little Bit.

 

[schambo]

Are you sure the golden hen is an Easter Egger? She looks like my mystery breed, Little Bit.

Sold to me as an Easter Egger from the same person, at the same time as the grey Easter Egger, and she lays blue eggs, so as sure as I can be! Not sure what she's made of, though.

 

[Mary Poopins Love]

hmm, She's very pretty. Been looking at what breed she could be.