A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Alan my biggest ginger bantam has a fresh cut on her comb. I've just been out to say hello and it's fresh slightly clotting blood. She's impressively flecked it out on to the snow by about half a metre. It's not a bit-deal cut, and I haven't seen any bully-pecking. I think she may have caught it on the wire or the top of the door or something. Anyone got any other theories? And as a precaution, what's this purple spray, where can you get it and is that its proper name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Mines called NAf CARE Aloe Vera Purple Spray. I got if from a pet shop nearby, but I've since seen something similar in Pets at Home. However, I seem to remember someone using flour ( to stop the bleeding) and food colouring in an emergency. Mine don't have combs so no experience ( there is some advantage in a bouffant hair do!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 Most people know purple spary as just simply 'purple spray' Its big in the horse world but you can also get it at agricultural merchants Blue food colouring works as well and yes flour will stop the bleeding If you cant cover the wound it might be best to keep the hen apart from the others until the blood has all gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 How does food colouring work?! I assumed the spray was for antiseptic purposes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 yes the sprays are antiseptic but the main reason for using them in hens is that the purple (or blue food colouring) makes the red blood show as black not red so the other hens dont peck at it Wounds on conbs normally heal pretty well by themselves so the antiseptic is a 'nice to have' rather than must have its the purple you are looking for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 I think the blue would just be to disguise the blood so the others don't peck at it. I used cornflour to stop bleeding as I didn't have purple spray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A chickychickychick-ENN!! Posted January 13, 2010 Author Share Posted January 13, 2010 That sounds so weird. So if I dab blue food colouring over the comb, that will work? How long before it wears off?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 No idea but when it wears off it wears off! I sprayed a hen with purple spray last August and she is still wearing it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 13, 2010 Share Posted January 13, 2010 You can get the Gentian Violet ( AKA Purple) spray at equestrian type shops and via ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
