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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: harry on December 23, 2009, 08:34:54 pm

Title: blood
Post by: harry on December 23, 2009, 08:34:54 pm

one thing the white snow has shown up ... ive found a few blood spots ????????????

Title: Re: blood
Post by: doganjo on December 23, 2009, 09:50:21 pm

Pecked comb maybe?  Cockerel been fervent with his attentions?  Happened to one of mine and she was rallying till it got extremely cold and she lay too close to the door with very little straw round her one night and perished.

Title: Re: blood
Post by: CameronS on December 24, 2009, 12:26:49 pm

Could one of them ragged a nail, or cut a foot?
It dosn't sound to sinister if it is only a few spots, but i would check them just the same




Cameron

Title: Re: blood
Post by: marigold on December 24, 2009, 01:49:36 pm

I found some blood in the snow - turned out to be the remains of the cats breakfast mouse which the chooks ate for their lunch ugh!

Title: Re: blood
Post by: harry on December 24, 2009, 09:40:59 pm

got mostly white birds cant see any blood on them, will keep looking, it was near some droppings but that could happen by chance

Title: Re: blood
Post by: Roxy on December 24, 2009, 10:23:56 pm

I found a trail of blood where the hens had been, today, in the snow.  I tried to look which one was losing blood, but with such a lot of hens, its not easy.  I assume its one who has caught a claw.

Title: Re: blood
Post by: harry on December 26, 2009, 09:41:28 am

pehaps it happens with layers and we done notice it untill snow, nothings dead yet

Title: Re: blood
Post by: doganjo on December 26, 2009, 02:54:02 pm

If none of them are looking poorly I shouldn't worry.