minieggs Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Hi everyone, I've just been out to check on my chickens, and my polish bantam has got a lot of blood in her hair. I've picked her up and the bleeding seems to be coming from two feather shafts which have been broken / pulled out. We've bought her into the house as I've read about chickens being drawn to blood, but are not sure what to do now. Is there anything we can put on to clot the blood or should it just stop on its own? Do we need to take her to a vet? Thanks in advance, Julia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Hi Julia, This may be a bit late now but you did the right thing by separating her from the others. Polands are prone to being bullied, so don't put her back with the others until the wound has healed and keep an eye on her once she is back. Veterinary wound powder is useful to put on such a wound once it has been cleaned up. I assume that the bleeding will have stopped by now, and if it hasn't you should take her to the vet. I hope she is ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minieggs Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thanks for your reply. Yes the bleeding stopped and we kept her in overnight. Her hair has dried (it was wet and crazy yesterday) and so you can't see the remaining dried blood now, so we've put her back out today as I don't think she would appreciate a hair wash. She's been skipping around the garden like nothing is wrong so I think we're all sorted Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Glad she is looking better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
