Help please. Blood!

[Nancie]

I found blood on an egg and looked to see one of my 9 month old hens bleeding from her vent. What would cause this and what should I do?

 

[Nancie]

Is this something the rooster could cause?

 

[Aapomp831]

Have you separated her? It may be a prolapse, or the beginning of one. The others will peck and make it worse so I would separate her immediately.

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[nuthatched]

No, it's not something a rooster could cause, just to set your mind at ease about that.
Do separate her and carefully examine her.

 

[Nancie]

Ok. Upon further inspection after cleaning her up, i think it looks like s cut up above her vent? I wonder if there is s bit of a nail sticking out in the coop...? I just don’t know what else

 

[Aunt Angus]

Ok. Upon further inspection after cleaning her up, i think it looks like s cut up above her vent? I wonder if there is s bit of a nail sticking out in the coop...? I just don’t know what else

Ouch! Could it be a pecking wound? Where is she in the pecking order? It's winter. My birds are more cooped up in winter, and they get restless. Add grumpy molters to that, and it could get downright nasty if they didn't have enough room and exercise!

I'd separate her, clean that out (it looks like you've done that already), and let her heal. Poor girl. Once she's better, I'd find the culprit (if that IS a pecking wound) and separate her to bring her down a few notches.

 

[Nancie]

Ok. Upon further inspection after cleaning her up, i think it looks like s cut up above her vent?

 

[Nancie]

Ok, this is CRAZY! There are two hens with this issue. What in the world!?

 

[Nancie]

Here is a video of the 2nd hen... please tell me what you think.

 

[Nancie]

ok, I really need help. I have now THREE hens with this!!!! It almost seems as if the blood is coming from split skin? I have two brown hens and an Easter Egger all with the same thing. I can’t figure out what happened!