bloody vent

[JakRat]

One of my girls had blood on her bottom feathers so I brought her in and tossed her in the bath. Luckily she doesn't seem to have prolapsed but around her vent has what looks like scabs and her vent is swollen. I put some bag balm on her feathers and she is in for the night ... is there anything else I should do??

 

[tammye]

keep her isolated from the other hens until she heals, sounds like someone pecked that area if you see scabs, this can become a real problem real fast if they all start to peck at her vent, not a good way to go! keep her in a dog crate in the coop if you can, if she seems waek I would take her to a warmer area to heal up

 

[JakRat]

She is inside and seems to be doing alright... she layed a clean egg this morning so thats good, but I am going to keep her in until she heals up just incase. She doesnt like being inside like her sister does...she just stands up and looks around instead of relaxing.

 

[Miss Lydia]

you'll just have to be careful not to put her back with the flock to soon, or they'll probably start back pecking at her again. Bluekote does wonders at covering up a wound..

 

[JakRat]

Thanks!

She seems depressed being in the house so I think I will put her back outside tomorrow. It is supposed to be sunny. She has healed up pretty good so far, but I will get some blukote tomorrow

 

[Zoey]

Make sure she doesn't have fowl mites, they live on the skin , on the vent and near the belly areas, or just under the vent ... they can cause bleeding and scabs ...

Just went through this myself, so do check !!

 

[tammyd57]

If she's been away from her flock for about 4 days or more, without seeing them, you might want to watch carefully when you put her back that she doesn't get pecked too much. Even if she is healed, if she is out of their sight very long, they will all need to do the pecking order thing again, so ALL of them might start pecking her. That's okay as long as no one is actually getting hurt., and it doesn't continue past a few hours. Chickens will forget that they know another chicken in a surprisingly short amount of time. That's why I like the dog crate in the coop as a safe place to heal. The other chickens still see her and don't have to get reacquainted.

 

[JakRat]

They are just like teenage girls aren't they! I didnt see any mites on her but I will check again.

 

[Judy]

You might remove the lead hen for a while before you put the injured one back, to shake up the pecking order. ''You may also have to address the cause to keep this from happening again. Usually they are feeling too "cooped up."

 

[tammye]

do you have a dog crate? you can put her in the coop in the crate that way she can see everyone and she is still protected, sounds like she has some more healing to do, they may go after the scabs too, so keep a close eye on her if you choose to put her back with the others.