I'm guessing I have a bad roo

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A week or so ago I moved a couple hens. I noticed the one had blood on its throat. As if being slit. I figured she must have somehow cut it on perhaps the box inside their hutch (papercut), or against the wood doorway. But she healed quick enough in the other hutch.

Today I see a hen with a beat up throat. Towards the side this time, but feathers gone and it looks a little puffy.

I'm thinking I have an overzealous roo that isn't waiting for the top of the head?
 
A week or so ago I moved a couple hens. I noticed the one had blood on its throat. As if being slit. I figured she must have somehow cut it on perhaps the box inside their hutch (papercut), or against the wood doorway. But she healed quick enough in the other hutch.

Today I see a hen with a beat up throat. Towards the side this time, but feathers gone and it looks a little puffy.

I'm thinking I have an overzealous roo that isn't waiting for the top of the head?
What's your setup like? Photos

Any sharp edges in the hutch?

Photos of the injuries and your birds?

What's the dimensions and how many hens to roosters?

Do you see the hens fighting? Do they have any hiding places?

How old are they?
 

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