Hen with large amount of blood on rear.

[luvthebeach]

My hen is 3 years old. She had a large amount of blood on her rear. I've cleaned it off, but it doesn't look like her vent is prolapsed (right?) What would cause this? I've had to clean her butt about a week ago because the poop had built up so much. So the blood is a big surprise! I'm attaching the before cleaning and after pics and also one of her poo. I have her in the house now, away from the other chickens.

 

[DobieLover]

She has pin feathers coming in so one of the other chickens may have torn one pecking at her backside.

Does she have swelling between her legs?
Is she still laying?
Do you have a vet that will do a fecal float on her droppings without 'seeing' the bird? I would want to know if she had an overload of internal parasites that might need to be treated.

 

[luvthebeach]

She has pin feathers coming in so one of the other chickens may have torn one pecking at her backside.

Does she have swelling between her legs?
Is she still laying?
Do you have a vet that will do a fecal float on her droppings without 'seeing' the bird? I would want to know if she had an overload of internal parasites that might need to be treated.

Would a pin feathers cause that much blood? It was soaked into her feathers and took a long time to clean out. She doesn't have any blood this morning. Her poop looks normal except she has a lot of white gunk around her vent and on her feathers. (See pic)
When i feel between her legs, should there be any roundness?
I don't know if she is laying. Of the 3 Red lace Wyandottes, only one lays SOMETIMES. And it is very skinny and pointy!
She doesn't seem to be eating or drinking yet. She seems a bit angry! Lol

 

[Eggcessive]

I would examine the vents of your other hens when they go to roost this evening or before that if possible, to see if any others have any damage near their vents. Some chickens will peck at vents out of boredom or due to seeing red, perhaps from a temporary prolapse or as Dobielover said, a bleeding pin feather. That pecking can become a gang attack, and vents may be bloodied and damaged, even killing the bird by pulling out the intestines.

I would soak her vent area daily in some warm Epsom salts or just some salted water. Dry her well, and apply some antibiotic ointment or wound spray. In a couple of days if she is healed, then bring her out for daily supervised visits. Watch to see they leave her alone before returning her to the flock.