MadelineintheMountains
In the Brooder
- Jun 10, 2023
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Hi y'all,
My one year old Salmon Favorelle has been looking kind of rough lately. She is acting completely normal and still laying eggs daily. However, she seems to have a bald patch under/near her beak. I also have noticed black spots on her skin as well. I thought they were just dirt (She loves to dunk her whole face in water and get a nice muddy beard going) but I wasn't able to brush it away. I haven't tried to scrub at them only because I want to be sure of what they are before I treat anything. I lifted up her feathers and didn't see any lice or mites. But I'm going off of internet pictures that are the worst case scenario. She does have some frostbite on her comb from December that has never healed but never gotten worse. We had a ventilation issue that's now fixed. My chickens don't put their heads under their wings to sleep for whatever reason so if you have tips for that too!
The open beaked picture is from today. She has a little purple/red discoloration because I bribed her with blueberries for the photo. The more closed beak picture is from two weeks ago.
Thanks for your advice in advance!
My one year old Salmon Favorelle has been looking kind of rough lately. She is acting completely normal and still laying eggs daily. However, she seems to have a bald patch under/near her beak. I also have noticed black spots on her skin as well. I thought they were just dirt (She loves to dunk her whole face in water and get a nice muddy beard going) but I wasn't able to brush it away. I haven't tried to scrub at them only because I want to be sure of what they are before I treat anything. I lifted up her feathers and didn't see any lice or mites. But I'm going off of internet pictures that are the worst case scenario. She does have some frostbite on her comb from December that has never healed but never gotten worse. We had a ventilation issue that's now fixed. My chickens don't put their heads under their wings to sleep for whatever reason so if you have tips for that too!
The open beaked picture is from today. She has a little purple/red discoloration because I bribed her with blueberries for the photo. The more closed beak picture is from two weeks ago.
Thanks for your advice in advance!