All 6 of my girls got this too. Probably from all the mosquitoes here in Florida. We gave them a vitamin/electrolyte supplement in their water. Two of the hens had a worse case, so we gave them a more concentrated does of the supplement for a week or so by syringe feeding it to them. They all...
Well, I took a closer look at these two bumps yesterday after researching some more. One is almost definitely an ingrown feather because it started emerging, so I decided to leave it alone. As for the other bump, I still can't figure out what to do about it. Does anyone think it could also be an...
Thank you for responding!! She is the alpha of our flock so I doubt her sisters are picking on her and we don't have a rooster. She absolutely could've been attacked by something and I was actually wondering if a spider or insect could've caused this, but I'd imagine an insect bite would...
I've been searching the internet all afternoon without luck, so I decided to join BYC in hopes of finding out what's wrong with my 1.5 y/o barred rock hen.
At first I thought her bone was actually protruding from her "shoulder" but on closer inspection I found two tumor like growths that are...