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Update: it did seem as if this growth may have puss in it, but after making a slice with the scalpel, it was only bleeding. I tried to put pressure on the bleeding area, but as there was a continuation of blood and some was going into her mouth, I had to resort to some wound sealing powder...

Thank you so much for the detailed suggestions! This sounds promising and I’ll definitely try it. Hopefully she’ll be able to heal up, and I’ll send updates when I’m able.

Ok! Thank you so much for the suggestion. I’ll try that and update.

As far as I’ve been able to tell, she does seem to be able to eat still. She’s been acting healthy so far. The black in her mouth is part of the growth, where it is starting to spread. I’m worried about it eventually inhibiting her from being able to eat. The largest bump on her beak is...

I don’t believe so, but I’d imagine I could get some for her!

It does seem like she can still eat fine, but I’m worried that may change. The black in her mouth is also part of that growth. The largest bump on her beak is slightly leathery in texture.

Hi everyone, I have a hen who I am concerned about. She has a growth on her beak that started on the left side, and is now quickly growing, starting to cover her nostril, and spreading to the other side. It started out with an injury I had noticed when I got back from a vacation, where it...

He has a fully enclosed coop which is available for him at all times so I don’t think there’s much more than I can do on that end, but I’ll be putting a bunch of hay in there for extra insulation soon as well.

Ok, interesting! I’ll be looking into that. He does usually seem to have slightly darker coloration than my other birds but never this bad, but this could make sense. I’ve checked my birds and the coop and I haven’t found any mites.

Yes, we have a coop which he has available to him at all times. And yes it is strange, I haven’t seen any issues with my other birds.

Hi everyone, I have a bantam rooster who I’m concerned about because his entire face has turned a purple color. The coldest it’s been is in the 20s but it’s obviously affected him quite a bit already. He did get some frostbite last year and the very tips of his comb ended up falling off, but...

Thank you! Yesterday I soaked his foot in warm water and Epsom salts for about 20 minutes and tried to carefully rub his foot to remove any excess dead skin, and his foot looked a lot better than it had the night before. I put Neosporin on his foot and wrapped it. I’ll work on it again today and...

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll definitely try what I can. Sadly I don’t think a vet is an option as I live way out in the country in Vermont and there are aren’t any exotic vets anywhere near my that I know of. I’ll try the vet wrap and see what I can do.

A few months back my turkey’s foot seemed swollen and he was constantly pecking at it, causing his foot to bleed. I cleaned it and wrapped it, and he seemed to act normal again, until the wrap fell off a few days later. He continued to peck at it but each time I cleaned it and wrapped it and it...

Hello everyone! I noticed the other day that one of my guinea hens had one of her eyes closed. It seems swollen and she doesn’t like to open it. It’s been a few days. When she does open it, her eye has a blueish, and slightly foggy tint to it, which doesn’t look like a good sign. Could she...