It seems to be because its not red or irritated. I felt to see if the skin around it was warm from infection but it was not. Just have never seen something that large hanging off.
I had a random hen try to join my flock recently. I started to look her over to quarantine her and found this hard mass in between her breast bone and the crevice where her leg starts. It is super hard and you can almost feel it under the skin. I tried to get the best picture I could but she...
I have had a hen isolated on my porch with her chicks for a month now. This morning she was fine, but when I came home 7 hours later there was a noticeable difference in how she was acting. She is constantly wheezing and sneezing. She stretches her neck out and constantly has her mouth open. You...
Hello everyone,
I have had my flock for about a year and I am experiencing my first injury. Exactly one month ago a possum got into my coop and killed one chicken. I also had another one missing. We have been searching for her (or remains) ever since. Today at feeding time she came out of the...