Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
budgiedan
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 13:07:33 GMT
hi all just gone to c the birds and one of my hens in a breeding cage is covered in blood on her back and wings, i have no idea how this has happened (there is no blood on the cock) the blood doesnt seem to be "dripping" so possibly only a small bleed that has spread. i have isolated her in a cage on her own and put her somewhere warm until i can get someone to help clean her up and find out where the bleeding is coming from. is there anything i can do in the mean time and if she is still bleeding what can i use to stop it?? any replies very much appreciated
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Post by barrieshutt on Feb 2, 2012 13:09:59 GMT
just leave her alone , the less stress the better , put her on guardian angel for three days
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
budgiedan
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 13:15:24 GMT
ok thanks barry will the bleed clot itself?
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Post by barrieshutt on Feb 2, 2012 13:18:56 GMT
it will Dan
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
budgiedan
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 2, 2012 13:21:13 GMT
ok ill leave her be for a few days, will she need cleaning once the bleed has stopped and the blood has dried up?
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Apr 26, 2024 19:12:37 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Feb 2, 2012 23:14:53 GMT
if its a broken blood feather...... it wont stop bleeding...... it will need pulling out to stop the bleeding???
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Post by BudgiesBuddy on Feb 3, 2012 5:06:47 GMT
Did you see where it is bleeding from?
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
budgiedan
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 3, 2012 10:35:37 GMT
the bleeding appears to have stopped and she was preening through the blooded feathers this morning and appears to have cleaned herself up, ive not physicallly checked to c where the bleed was coming from because i didnt want to make it worse or stress her out i have kept a close eye on her for the last 24 hours
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Oct 6, 2011 7:41:27 GMT
Marianne Marlow
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Feb 3, 2012 10:50:24 GMT
Glad the bleeding has stopped Dan. I know from experience that it can be scary when they break a feather and there is blood everywhere!
It happened to my Sky last year. I put some flour on it and put him in a cage with low perches, partly covered and it stopped bleeding, he was fine,
For a moment there I was very very worried though!
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Dec 27, 2011 13:28:09 GMT
budgiedan
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Post by budgiedan on Feb 3, 2012 10:55:14 GMT
it worried me alot when i first saw it as all the cages surfaces were covered in blood! i have no idea how this started but ill give her another day or 2 to settle back in and ill c if i can open her wings to c where the bleed started as it may well have been a blood feather and needs removing :S
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