I have a 7 week old Silver Spangled Hamburg chick that I noticed has an odd lump on its neck. It doesn’t look like wry neck to me, but maybe someone with more exerience knows better? The lump is on the side of its neck and I originally thought was an injured wing, but looks like a pink fleshy lump with visible veins up close. Pics and video attached of what it looks like.
It’s the only SSH I have, so I’m not sure if it is smaller or thinner than it should be. It’s definitely the smallest of the mixed breed batch of chicks I got at the same time.
It’s only been noticeable for a day or two and no other birds have the same symptoms. No other signs of trauma, still flapping its wings, but not flying up to roost on top of things in the chick run like the rest of the chicks (5 others, all 7-8 weeks old), which I assumed was because it’s the smallest in the chick flock. It’s eating (23% starter crumble) and drinking normally. No treatment at this point as I don’t know what’s going on.
6 chicks are currently living in a ~15x6’ run adjacent to the older chickens during the day, and in a medium dog crate within the coop at night.
It’s the only SSH I have, so I’m not sure if it is smaller or thinner than it should be. It’s definitely the smallest of the mixed breed batch of chicks I got at the same time.
It’s only been noticeable for a day or two and no other birds have the same symptoms. No other signs of trauma, still flapping its wings, but not flying up to roost on top of things in the chick run like the rest of the chicks (5 others, all 7-8 weeks old), which I assumed was because it’s the smallest in the chick flock. It’s eating (23% starter crumble) and drinking normally. No treatment at this point as I don’t know what’s going on.
6 chicks are currently living in a ~15x6’ run adjacent to the older chickens during the day, and in a medium dog crate within the coop at night.
