Hello!
I recently noticed that my brassy back bantam rooster (Tiny Roo) has a large (for him) bump on his back. It is a little smaller than a golf ball. I have attached a photo. The bump is hard, firmly in place and definitly beneath the skin. It is covered completely with healthy feathers...
Hello! My 1-year-old Lakenvelder hen Kiwi has a very swollen foot and I'm not sure how to treat it. I've included photos of both the top and bottom of her foot. She is a small breed, around 3 lbs., very flighty, and sleeps up in the rafters of our large coop. I've seen her get knocked off her...
Thanks for taking a look! We tried to press out any pus or other material, but there was nothing like that to come out. I've thought all along that it was a tumor, but since she's lived almost a year already with this, I started doubting it. I just wanted to be sure that if there WAS anything to...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chick-with-bulging-eye-photos-included.1552206/
Adding this thread, this was the post I made for Buggles when she was still a chick. This was 8 months ago, so you can see the progression. Thanks again!
Hi all,
I have an 8 month old Amerucana hen with an extremely swollen/bulbous eye. I actually posted about her when she was just a chick, as the issue was starting then. This is not an injury case. At a few days old, we noticed that her left eye was 'bugging' out a bit. I couldn't find...
Oh no! So, we never found out precisely what the cause was, except that we're almost positive it's a genetically inherited trait. Our vet suggested that it was an issue with her tendons- they weren't fully elongating/stretching as she was growing. I believe it's a genetic trait, because I wound...
Oh, this is really helpful! My girl isn’t nearly this bad (no puncture wounds), but we’ve done most of this to her, so I feel better about it. I guess it’s just all about recovery now.