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Thank you. I was worried it might be cancer and figured if it was, we would just let her go on as long as she seemed happy and not suffering, for however long that might be. But yes, as soon as I can get a second set of hands (should be tomorrow), I'm going to see if it's a feather cyst. Thank...

It's pretty uncommon for golden comets to live much past 3 or 4 years; she's an old, old lady for a production hen. But she does seem otherwise strong and healthy so I'm going to try to treat this as soon as I can secure a second set of hands.

Ooooh no, that looks... very similar. Different shape, but very similar. We do not have access to an avian vet here; I hate to think we'll have to remove this at home. The thing is, it is on her neck, and the thought of it growing into her spine and killing her is horrible. On the other hand...

Thank you! I tried doing some googling but nothing seemed to quite match.

It's definitely growing :( My first thought was cancer. Would a feather cyst grow feathers from the skin like that? I'll try to get a better picture when I have a second set of hands.

Not that I can tell. She's not picking at it or preening the area that I've seen, but she is going through a weirdly-timed molt, so that may just be part of that. I'll try aspirating it tonight when I have a second set of hands. Thank you!

I haven't yet; it didn't look or feel like an abcess or the like so I was very hesitant to cause her pain if I didn't need to.

I have a 5 year old golden comet with a very strange growth on her neck. It might've been there for some time, but it was under her feathers and I didn't notice until recently. It's fleshy and feels firm, but it's kind of like a giant skin tag in that it's not growing under her skin but rather...

Thank you!

Ours was such a sweet, well-tempered boy. So good with the girls and with us. We miss him :(

The ones who died around maturity were a BCM and an Isbar, and curiously enough, they were both males. The babies came from a pair of the mixed boxes and could've been more or less anything, so I'm afraid I don't know about those. It's entirely possible I just had really bad luck with them; lots...

I got a blue and a splash laced wyandotte from Mt. Healthy this year and they are G O R G E O U S. Cannot recommend highly enough.

I've purchased from Alchemist three times. When their birds are healthy, they're truly something--friendly, sweet, curious, solid layers with gorgeous and proper egg colors. Unfortunately, they're not always healthy. My first negative experience was having six of sixteen chicks die within the...

Hi all! I'm looking for a breeder to get ameracaunas, black copper marans, and isbars from. Alchemist Farms is both currently out of my price range and also concerning re: some health issues (a few years back I had two of their birds suddenly drop dead at under a year old after seeming perfectly...

Exactly, and same. She's in good hands. May you both enjoy the time she has ❤️

Someone on another thread had a similar problem and took her hen to the vet and it turned out she has some kind of congenital issue with her epiglottis that makes it floppy and can cause breathing difficulties. Someone else's hen had a heart defect that was causing fluid to back up into her...

Thank you so much! Her mouth and what I can see of her throat look healthy--thank you for the reference image. We've tried taking the bra off during the day for the last two days, and she does seem to be doing quite a bit better. I don't know if she's just healing from whatever was happening...

Thank you, you too!

Thank you so much for the embed info. Video is here: I haven't looked down her throat, but I've seen her tongue and the inside of her mouth and there doesn't appear to be anything there. I can go out tomorrow with a flashlight to see further down if that'll help?

Aw, thank you so much, this is so kind. She's about 10 months old. I *think* I've ruled out everything else but I started trawling the forum here to make sure that I didn't miss anything. It does seem like we'll need to just keep her comfortable and safe and happy for as long as we can and then...