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    Huge abscess with scab

    Thank you for this! I’ve never had any experience with this in my birds and that picture makes a lot of sense. I just feel terrible for the poor guy. I’m reading an article right now, and even trying to make the incision, it was really tough to get through. It’s saying that’s another sign of a...
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    Huge abscess with scab

    Thank you again for all your time and help today. I’ve never had something like this happen with any of my birds and your insight and guidance is SO greatly appreciated.
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    Huge abscess with scab

    Thank you, that’s unfortunately what we’re thinking. I just feel terrible, he didn’t act like he was in any pain until we tried to help him tonight. He’s still super active, vocal, a great eater, and loves his 2 girlfriends. We’re going to see how he does healing up in quarantine over the next...
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    Huge abscess with scab

    Looks like my husband kind of got one after all.
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    Huge abscess with scab

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    Huge abscess with scab

    With my husbands help this evening, we put hot compresses on what we thought was an abscess and used a scalpel to remove the scab which would not come off with just hot compress and antibacterial soap. We also made a small incision across the top to allow us access to the inside. There was...
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    Huge abscess with scab

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    Huge abscess with scab

    Yes, but the boys have always gotten along really well.
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    Huge abscess with scab

    Here is a little better photo. Thank you for the really helpful insight!
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    Huge abscess with scab

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    Huge abscess with scab

    This is SO incredibly helpful! Thank you for all your time typing this up. It really gives me a solid plan, when I was so lost on where to even begin. Thank you!!
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    Huge abscess with scab

    It’s hard/firm to the touch and has almost a yellowing color in some areas where the skin is thin. Could it be a Feather follicle cyst? Has anyone removed something like that at home?
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    Huge abscess with scab

    I noticed my Rooster’s neck feathers were sticking out all weird last night on the roost bar. I caught him this morning before leaving the coop and found a huge swollen abscess with a scab on top. The swelling is warm to the touch and the scab has a spot that’s actively bleeding like he’d just...
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    Help!! Sick Chicken with Swollen Crop Recovering from Coccidia

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    Help!! Sick Chicken with Swollen Crop Recovering from Coccidia

    Hi All! Hoping someone can help. I have a 3 1/2 month old hen who is on day 7 of Corid in her daily drinking water. We had 15 chickens and somehow one of them picked up the coccidia virus and we lost five chickens within 18 hours before we could identify what we thought the virus was. I got the...
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