Thanks for your reply! I'll plan on checking tonight.
They didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, they were just hanging out, and it was very easy to pull one off.
So do you think they might not be a problem?
Hello!
Yesterday I noticed on of these elongated brown bugs on my white Wyandotte. After some Google searching, I couldn't seem to find anything this shape:confused:
It is pretty hard to see.
Does anyone know what this might be?
I ran my fingers through the feathers on her neck, and there are...
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It is not warm to the touch, but there does appear to be a scab.
Do you think an amputation would increase the chances of her being able to ‘thrive’? Or make it easier for her to get around?
Thank you for your reply!
We got a batch of 25 chicks shipped to us from Murray McMurray hatchery two weeks ago, when they arrived, one of the chicks (we thought) had splayed leg. We tried the hobble and everything, and she was put in a separate brooder from the other chicks. (Her leg would shake and the the other chicks...