It's not hives, she would be itching and scratching herself. Besides, I've never heard of chickens having hives.
In post #8, they possibly could be follicle cysts.
In post #8, they possibly could be follicle cysts.
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I gave the poor thing .1 ml of childrens BenadrylI am going to tag some veterans on here. @dawg53 , @azygous , @two crows , @Wyorp Rock , @theoldchick and hopefully some others will look at this. Do you have any benadryl? The dosage would be very very small, 2 mg per Kg (2.2 pounds) so I don’t know how little to give.
Yeah I can't find anything about chickens having hives so I was kinds stumped. The follicle cysts do resemble what this chick is going through so I'm going to research that a little bit.It's not hives, she would be itching and scratching herself. Besides, I've never heard of chickens having hives.
In post #8, they possibly could be follicle cysts.
A few of the cysts have broke open on their own and its very pimple like.Feather cysts are not fluid filled. They don't cause legs to swell.
What kind of ants do you have? Have you seen ants on this chick? Do you have mosquitoes?
It's important to pry open the chick's beak and examine the throat and tongue to see if these lesions are inside the chick, too.
This chick may be going into shock. Give it some sugar water with a pinch of salt and baking soda. One teaspoon sugar to one cup water.
How is this chick behaving? Is it able to stand? How is its balance? Does it open its eyes or keep them closed
It's crucial to know your location. There may be clues associated with it.
I need to cruise Google. This is right up there with the most distressing things I've ever seen afflicting a chicken.
I think the most humane thing to do would just be to euthanize her now then wouldn't it? I really don't see this getting better if no one knows the cureFowl pox is the only thing that came up in my searches. I doubt it's pox because pox doesn't involve the entire body all at once like this. This reminds me of bubonic plague.
I hate to mention this but this chick is likely to die before you get around to euthanizing it.