Pogohawk
94 posts
Apr 03, 2010
5:35 PM
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I went to the kit box this morning and there was blood all over one of the perches. I thoroughly checked every single bird and I could not find an injury. Every bird seemed active and fine. No missing toes or legs from predators. I even flew the kit and everything seemed normal. I then went back out later to find a lot more blood on the same perch. I then isolated the bird that typically uses that perch. Any suggestions or ideas? Is this a sign of disease or worms? I'm talking a lot of blood here, more than can be healthy for a single bird.
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nicksiders
GOLD MEMBER
4289 posts
Apr 03, 2010
5:54 PM
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If you got a wire fabric of some kind as a floor I have had a couple of kit birds get too close to a cut out spot and got poked by the wire ends protruding from the trim cut. It is difficult to see a small wire puncture in or on the feet. That is my thinking.
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toughrollers
317 posts
Apr 03, 2010
5:57 PM
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pogohawk,the bird you isolated is it a hen? if so she may have a broken egg inside her.
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Last Edited by on Apr 03, 2010 6:00 PM
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Pogohawk
95 posts
Apr 03, 2010
6:05 PM
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I'm not sure of the sex of the bird. I do suspect its a hen though. Sorry to be so descriptive but there is about an eighth of a cup of blood. Would that be a sign of a broken egg? The bird is young and shows no sign of being "mated" with any others. And also this has happened twice in a matter of 12 hours.
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Scott
2989 posts
Apr 03, 2010
10:24 PM
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Normaly it is a toe from the nail getting caught on something
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pigeon pete
533 posts
Apr 04, 2010
4:22 AM
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I had something similar a few weeks ago.
I couldn't find any injury, but it was 10 blow and I wondered if it was possible a toe had frozen to a perch or something. Sometimes they will get a little ball of crud stuck to the ball of the foot and that can get ripped off?
Pigeons can have quite serious injuries and you can easily miss them. I.ve had birds slashed by hawks and never noticed until I handled them a few weeks later and notice all the new feathers growing back all stubly. I've seen blood drip from a bird then had a hard time finding the source. If a bird is in good feather condition the blood will seep through the feathers, but not stick to them.
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harrison
1302 posts
Apr 08, 2010
5:57 AM
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I dont think a broken egg would cause the bird to bleed as there would be no blood in the egg as it needs to be incubated first and i dont think the shell would cause bleeding internal.
its just one of many mistarys you will find keeping rollers.LOL.
Harrison
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bman
756 posts
Apr 08, 2010
6:46 AM
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I think Scott might have it. Check for a missing nail.
They will bleed a lot from that.
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Borderline lofts
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