Blood splatter

[Ameza]

I was quite shocked when I came home the day before yesterday, seeing my birds, greeting them but then suddenly I took a closer look.
The cage my males are in was covered in blood!

I did not find any wounds on them but one was a little plucked and the other with blood stained feathers. I am guessing this was some bad plucking. They seem fine now though, I seperated them of course for the time being.

I think they might have gotten more agressive since I put them beside a female bird. Not doing that again.

Anyone had a similiar case?

[Nagdabit]

On one occasion we noticed spots of blood all over a wood perch. The birds were recent additions and I had put in some cement perches when I set up their new cage. Apparently they weren't used to them and developed sores on their feet. Swapped out most of the cement perches for natural branches and the problem was solved.

And yes putting a hen beside two males, even if the were in a seperate cage, was most likely the source of the problem.

[Ameza]

Yeah, I just did it because the room they are usually in is now filled with material to the big cage I'm building. Not a good idea

Though I have been wondering, do males usually get agressive only when they see a hen or can hearing her be enough?

[L in Ontario]

I wouldn't think having a hen in the vicinity would drive the males that crazy. It could have been a number of things aside from plucking including a broken blood feather.

Glad it was not overly serious.

[ac12]

In my case, blood on the perches is due to dry poop on the cage floor and perches that dry VERY hard, and with sharp edges. If I do not clean the cage floor at least weekly, some of my bird will injure the pad on the bottom of their feet. This may be worse because my zebras are fed pellets vs seeds, and I think that makes the poop harder.

[Hilary]

If I see blood in a cage I first check feet and nails - more often than not somebody got a nail caught.