- Oct 13, 2014
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when my Sebright came in this evening, she had a little blood on her comb and head. there was also a little bit of light on another chicken. So I thought that's a little pecking going on and nothing very serious. However later on my daughter was cleaning her up and I started to help. And use Qtips that are made to stop bleeding, I keep them just in case my dogs nails bleed when I cut them. Too my horror she started to bleed a lot again, much more than before. It looks like her comb is seriuosly injured at the base where it attaches to her head. There was a lot of blood coming out, so I immediately put her in a separate cage in a dark room in the hopes that she would quiet down. She quieted down and looks really good now, a lot of dried blood on her head and neck, but im not touching it. The problem I have is keeping this hen, sir peeps a lot; quiet for a couple of days. She is a typical Sebright and really isnt the confined space type. Does anyone have any ideas? And where should I go to figure out follow-up treatment for the couple of days. And how/when should I clean her up as I quite terrified that i'll have her comb bleeding again only worse.
if you've gotten this far thank you so much for any assistance that you can give and/or thank you for taking the time to read this as i appreciate your effort
if you've gotten this far thank you so much for any assistance that you can give and/or thank you for taking the time to read this as i appreciate your effort
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