Mystery Blood In The Hen House..

Little Missy · #1 (**permalink**) 08-11-2009, 11:05 AM

Okay, so about a week ago now, I went out to the hen house one morning and on the floor there was blood. About the amount of a sqaushed cherry tamatoe. We have 2, 1 metre long perches and there was blood on both of them, and on the nest boxes.

Both hens apear to be fine, laying eggs, eating, drinking, perching, running about.

Checked the coop for mites - nothing there.

Does anybody have any ideas?
Regards,
Little Missy.

paddyjulie · #2 (**permalink**) 08-11-2009, 11:07 AM

could one of the cut there foot on something?

juliex

Little Missy · #3 (**permalink**) 08-11-2009, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by paddyjulie

could one of the cut there foot on something?

juliex

Checked the hens over, and nothing apparent there. Angel had a little blood on her leg, but it was just where she'd stood in it as it rubbed off and there was no cut. Do they ever pass blood when they don't lay an egg? Because we got our first egg off Nutmeg in about 3-4 days.
Cheers,
Little Missy.

x

paddyjulie · #4 (**permalink**) 08-11-2009, 11:28 AM

i could be that , we would often get a little blood on the egg when they layed for the first time xx

juliex

Little Missy · #5 (**permalink**) 08-11-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by paddyjulie

i could be that , we would often get a little blood on the egg when they layed for the first time xx

juliex

Well, it wasn't exactly her first time, but her only egg in about 3-4days.. Yet the blood was on the floor, but it had obviously been carried on the bird up to the perches and nestboxes. So I really have no idea, as they're both the perfect picture of health, as far as I can see..

Cascara · #6 (**permalink**) 11-11-2009, 04:46 PM

Have you checked for rats? Can they get in? Sometimes a bite can be hard to see as the scab may be black.

Little Missy · #7 (**permalink**) 11-11-2009, 08:59 PM

Checked for rats, no signs. Her legs are white so, I think I'd of seen a black wound?
Also, the blood had some substance to it, like a fleshy pulp.. Even more confusing.
Thanks,
Little Missy..

Cascara · #8 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 06:12 PM

Sounds like clotted blood.

Little Missy · #9 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cascara

Sounds like clotted blood.

What does this mean? Will she be okay?

terry_flowers · #10 (**permalink**) 12-11-2009, 09:02 PM

Dont worry as the others said, its probably just came with the egg-laying process.

Has anyone noticed that in rare cases, when your birds do bleed a little, some chickens develop a 'taste' for blood? And as a result become a tad 'nippy'?

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