Crested pekin bleeding

[badenglisch]

I noticed some blood on my pekin drake's crest last night, and this morning there's even more blood. I know no one here can tell me what happened, but any thoughts? Pulled feathers? Predator? He's acting normal and all my other ducks look fine. I never see them picking on each other, so I'd be surprised if one of the other ducks did this, but i suppose anything is possible

 

[casportpony]

Can you inspect his head to see what type of injury he has?

 

[badenglisch]

When my husband gets home this afternoon we'll catch him and try to get a better look.

 

[Celeste Cannon]

Maybe he scraped his head on something, do you have anything spare in the run/coop? Maybe theres a tear in some fencing?

 

[Melky]

I would clean that with soap and water while getting a better look if haven’t already.

 

[sourland]

It almost looks as if the tip of his bill is also lacerated.

 

[casportpony]

It almost looks as if the tip of his bill is also lacerated.

good eye!

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Is there any other drake present? I have heart that drakes often grab the crest when fighting for dominance.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Looks like blood on the chest feathers of the blue Swede behind thecrested too.

 

[Jpat]

The blue sweed forced himself on the crested pekin leaving traces of blood on his chest after ripping open his crest

Jokes aside it can cause brain damage