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Upon closer inspection, she has a mass under her beak that that is swollen. She keeps shaking her head. I put her in the "infirmary" pen with clean water and food. No discharge from her nose or eyes, she is active, and no diarrhea. She has been hiding at night and not going into the coop so...

Hi All! Magdalena here! Happy Wednesday!

Good morning. I'm Amy. I live in southwest New Mexico with my family as well as: 4 dogs, 6 cats, 6 sheep, 1 turkey, a fluctuating flock of guineas, and about 30 chickens. Happy Wednesday and I am looking forward to getting to know fellow chicken enthusiasts.

Good morning. One of my Red Star hens came out of the coop this morning with very swollen wattles on both sides of her neck. She is acting more skittish than usual, hiding etc. She is the low hen on the pecking order as well. Is there anything besides fowl cholera that would cause this? I...