Roo got attacked in coop, bleeding, help!

[Pebbles25]

Ok so my roo Pebbles decided to roost in the same coop as my other roo who chases him away. I shut them in as it was windy I got up quite late. I have done this before and it’s been fine! Went to let them out nothing sounded bad, the other rooster was on the nest box and watching me. Let them out and then saw Pebbles come out coated in blood. He’s crowing and eating, drinking etc. I believe François must have pecked his comb and drawn blood and the hens did the rest. I do have one hen that literally goes absolutely bonkers when she sees blood. I had blood on my hand once (hen who had bleeding comb ate from my hand) and she attacked it like an aggressive roo.
I applied flour and most of the bleeding has stopped, but it’s evening now and on the end of his comb it’s still bleeding profusely, I might try and hold him and put pressure for 5 minutes but it’s so hard to get hold of the end of his comb without him shaking me off. I’ve tried washing him but tge blood is dried all over his feathers and round his face so I don’t know what to do there. As far as I can guess and see it’s just his comb. I also sprayed it with vetrycine! He’s in a seperate coop and shivering bc for some reason he won’t hunch down and cigar his legs? Do I need to bring him inside tonight? He’s crowing trying to go outside and whatever. Here are photos after I tried washing the blood off! Thank you so much and I hope you are having a wonderful Easter!

 

[kattabelly]

He could still be shocky or he might be shivering if he hasn't eaten much today, or if he's still wet from you trying to wash the blood off.

How easy or complicated would it be to bring him inside, either overnight or just for a short while? If he's shivering and acting "off" I'd probably try to get some food in him - something like mash with a bit of sugar or honey added to the water, or egg if he needs tempting to eat - and give him a good look over to make sure he isn't injured anywhere else. If you want to try cleaning up his head a bit more, wrapping him in an old towel with only his head sticking out will probably help.

 

[Ezana4CE]

Ok so my roo Pebbles decided to roost in the same coop as my other roo who chases him away. I shut them in as it was windy I got up quite late. I have done this before and it’s been fine! Went to let them out nothing sounded bad, the other rooster was on the nest box and watching me. Let them out and then saw Pebbles come out coated in blood. He’s crowing and eating, drinking etc. I believe François must have pecked his comb and drawn blood and the hens did the rest. I do have one hen that literally goes absolutely bonkers when she sees blood. I had blood on my hand once (hen who had bleeding comb ate from my hand) and she attacked it like an aggressive roo.
I applied flour and most of the bleeding has stopped, but it’s evening now and on the end of his comb it’s still bleeding profusely, I might try and hold him and put pressure for 5 minutes but it’s so hard to get hold of the end of his comb without him shaking me off. I’ve tried washing him but tge blood is dried all over his feathers and round his face so I don’t know what to do there. As far as I can guess and see it’s just his comb. I also sprayed it with vetrycine! He’s in a seperate coop and shivering bc for some reason he won’t hunch down and cigar his legs? Do I need to bring him inside tonight? He’s crowing trying to go outside and whatever. Here are photos after I tried washing the blood off! Thank you so much and I hope you are having a wonderful Easter!

@Pebbles25 I really can’t see the wound in the photos. When mine have bad fights, I separate them to let the injured rooster mend. Even if hens were attacked by predators, if blood is drawn get them out of there and place them in isolation. It seems to me that it is in a chicken’s nature to pick at a bloodied flock mate. I’ve read different theories about this, but regardless of what we think about why they do this to one another, they do it.

Once the wound scabs up, it’s pretty normal to see hens groom rooster and pick scabs off of the comb when he is reintegrated into the flock. Be sure that the wounds have healed adequately enough to take some grooming pecks without easily drawing blood from beneath the scab. He may also be challenged by the other rooster again when he comes back. I wouldn’t want to out them in an enclosed area with one another with hens present, at least not until he comes close to healing. I hope he heals and I hope that this helps some.

 

[Pebbles25]

He could still be shocky or he might be shivering if he hasn't eaten much today, or if he's still wet from you trying to wash the blood off.

How easy or complicated would it be to bring him inside, either overnight or just for a short while? If he's shivering and acting "off" I'd probably try to get some food in him - something like mash with a bit of sugar or honey added to the water, or egg if he needs tempting to eat - and give him a good look over to make sure he isn't injured anywhere else. If you want to try cleaning up his head a bit more, wrapping him in an old towel with only his head sticking out will probably help.

Ok so i managed to hold his comb and the bleeding is all stopped finally! Yes, now he isn’t flicking blood everywhere I’ve got him inside. He isn’t shivering anymore! I’m just wondering whether I need to wash the blood off his face! It’s round his eye and dried onto it. Thank you!

 

[Pebbles25]

@Pebbles25 I really can’t see the wound in the photos. When mine have bad fights, I separate them to let the injured rooster mend. Even if hens were attacked by predators, if blood is drawn get them out of there and place them in isolation. It seems to me that it is in a chicken’s nature to pick at a bloodied flock mate. I’ve read different theories about this, but regardless of what we think about why they do this to one another, they do it.

Once the wound scabs up, it’s pretty normal to see hens groom rooster and pick scabs off of the comb when he is reintegrated into the flock. Be sure that the wounds have healed adequately enough to take some grooming pecks without easily drawing blood from beneath the scab. He may also be challenged by the other rooster again when he comes back. I wouldn’t want to out them in an enclosed area with one another with hens present, at least not until he comes close to healing. I hope he heals and I hope that this helps some.

Thank you! Yes he’s separated up for the time being.