Wow! Really? Its hard to touch and looks like it isn't really a 'part' of the chicken but rather a giant lump of a hard black scab. It is big and thick.... I will try and see how far I get! Thank you - fingers crossed!
Hi! I see this was in 2015 however I am hoping that you found out what this was. I have a chicken with a very similar looking mass on her neck.... Please let me know if you did figure it out - would be very helpful! Thank you!
We had some recent egg eating issues - we used very hot mustard inside an egg shell and when the chickens attacked the 'mustard-egg' they all ran around shaking their heads for a while - it was obvious that they didn't enjoy it. I did that twice and also left golf balls in the outdoor run and...
Gave water by eyedropper last night and this morning little chickie seems fine! It was a pretty hot day yesterday so perhaps between that and the heat lamp they were too hot..... Anyway i have a plan to relocate them all today to a larger space that will be more temp stable regardless of...
Yeah you would think so the ways its acting but the other 9 are fine.... plus there is quite a bit of space to move away from the heat lamp. I have been giving water by eyedropper but the poor thing just keeps getting droopier :(
Thanks for your thoughts.
I fed it some water with an eye dropper as it doesn't seem to have enough energy to do anything but lie and pant..... The chick did take the water and actually finished the whole eye dropper full but isn't seeking food or water on it's own. I did see it poop which seems like a good sign - the...
Hi - I am new to this forum but have been reading lots. I have a 2 week old chick that was absolutely fine this morning and now panting heavily and lying down. Doesn't even run away when I pick him/her up :( There are 10 altogether - i hatched them here from our own eggs. Bedding is paper...