Recent content by 5henhouse

Hello everyone, Please tell me if I am doing this right. So my silkie hen has been getting pecked by the other hens. The first time it scabbed over so I left it alone. We started keeping them separate during the day, but sleeping together in the protected coop at night. This morning I went...

Oh my gosh you are so right!!! Poor thing, I tried to burn it out like a tick!! Glad I came on here before I did anything else! Thanks for you help everyone. I really appreciate it!

Maybe it's a mole? So bizarre.

It's definitely the same spot, which is suspect. Would I see the legs? The pictures make the tick look slightly flatish- her nodule is round and almost pointy.

It's right above where her tail feathers start. It's so weird looking!

Hello everyone, So I've noticed this protrusion in my white silkie hen for about 2-3 weeks now. Do ticks remain that long? I pulled on it pretty hard and it didn't come out. I even put a lighter to it a couple times. Could it just be a weird hair follicle? It's all black and nasty looking...

Should I treat them if I don't know they have something?

So this morning they don't smell as bad- going to give them live culture yogurt, clean their coop and see what happens tomorrow. This site is amazing! Thanks for the support everyone.

Thanks for your advice. I will check their symptoms tomorrow. Have you ever heard of the odor being so strong and sudden for those illnesses? That is what is what is confusing me because I haven't read anything like that yet. Have you heard of chickens taking dirt baths in poop or something...

Hello, Today I got home and 3 out of my 5 lovely hens smell absolutely disgusting- not even picking them up- I can smell them from a few feet away!! The 3 infected are about 9 months old (2 Americauna's and one Mille de Fleur). I have been really busy the last week so I haven't checked their...