Thanks so much for your advice. We removed it, and it came off very easily. It was hanging by a thread (or feather... so to speak). We cleaned it all up and she seems much perkier and back to her usual self now.
My husband and I noticed that one of our chickens was acting lethargic so we gave her a mini examination only to find the above growth by her vent. She seems to be able to still poop, and walk around normally, but we are not sure what to do now. We gave her a warm water bath and let her butt...
I got some clarity from my wife- she said that the hen is acting more lethargic than the other 3 and was making a gagging gesture yesterday, opening her mouth and putting her head forward. Perhaps this bloody substance is actually coming out of her mouth/throat, not the other end. We were...
Hi all, my wife and I just picked up four hens yesterday. One of them has very bloody poop. See pics attached.
We are new to chickens. Is this coccidiosis, intestinal lining shedding, or something else? She seems to be acting normally but it's hard to tell because we just got them.
Thanks...