Bramble Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hello! I got home last night to find two lovely eggs waiting for me BUT one of them had what I thought was dried blood on it (and had also been laid in the run, which is unheard of, even though my three choox are all ex-batts). On closer inspection, I could see that there was a small amount of blood on the feathers around one of the choox vents. She seemed fine, very chirpy and eager to get her grub. It was almost dark by the time I noticed this, so left well alone and she was absolutely fine this morning and there was no more blood that I could see. Any suggestions, please? Thanks everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alet_chicken Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi, I haven't had any experience of this sort of thing, but I imagine if she is fine in herself, and you don't see any further blood on her eggs, then it's probably not serious. PS. We have a retired greyhound called Willow too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercedes55 Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 I've noticed dried blood twice on one of my girl's eggs, not sure which one had laid the egg though. I was told it was okay as long as there was no blood on the vent, so I'm not sure what to advise you as you said you found blood on the vent. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will be able to give you some more helpful advice, but I do hope that your girl is fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted October 6, 2010 Author Share Posted October 6, 2010 Thank you both for your replies. I've had two eggs since and I'm fairly certain that Tikka will have been responsible for one of these (as I don't think my third ex-batt hen lays - well not eggs with shells on, anyway!). There was no blood on either shell so I'm hoping it was just a blip and am trying not to worry about it (not necessarily succeeding though). Greyhounds are just ACE, aren't they, and Willow is a fab name (better than "Queenie" anyway, which is what the RGT kennels had called my girl before I adopted her!) Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gertie Posted October 6, 2010 Share Posted October 6, 2010 Hi Bramble Thought I wouId share my experience in case it is useful. I am no expert (only keeping hens since March), and I know that blood can appear on eggs for a variety of reasons, but this happened to one of my hens who it appears had a prolapse. I did not pay much attention to a few tiny smears of blood on one or two eggs thinking 'oh it must be because she laid a big egg', but it ended up being a bit of a nightmare! My other hen noticed the blood and pecked her on the bum and then we had a problem...two trips to the vet, two lots of antibiotics and months of separation. She has not laid since June (I'm glad) and I finally integrated them back together last month as it appears that she shows no inclination to lay again. I don't know what I would have done differently other than keep a very close eye, but I thought I would mention this anyway! Kind regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
