Dired blood on barred rock combs

[nirvutter]

noticed dried blood on barred rock's combs. we have 15 chickens total, 5 barred rocks, 6 RIR, and 4 aruacanas. Barred Rocks are the only ones that have this issue, they apear to be at the top of the peck order. They seem to be in fine health otherwise.

Any ideas of what could be causing this would be helpful.

 

[Karlachix]

Is it possible that the rooster is "overly fond" of them? I had a chicken with an injured comb and I think it was caused by the rooster biting it.

 

[kinnip]

My roo will leave scratches on the lady's combs. If someone starts picking at the scab, coat it in something-- I use neosporin first, then Blu-Kote if it looks ugly. The main thing is to obscure the visible redness.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

I have a light brahma roo who seemed to have dried, black looking blood spots on his comb. I wondered what was causing it, until I saw him mount one of the girls and my sumatra rooster grabbed him by the comb until he gave up.
He's now more careful about which girls he mounts and who may be watching...

 

[nirvutter]

we dont have any roos, all hens

 

[the1much]

could be almost anything,, run into fence, doorway,, could be another hen stressing she is alpha,,, theres not a thing to worry about,, is like your kids getting a scratch.

 

[speckledhen]

Hens fight with each other and grab the combs of the sister they're having the disagreement with. My rooster tries to separate them all the time by walking right in the middle. I have hens with peck marks all the time. It's just the nature of pecking order.

 

[silkiechicken]

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Yep. It's all out there and not protected by a feather cuision!