My co-worker got a bunch of chicks and - since she knows I'm into chickens - asked me to post here on her behalf. She said when she bought them as a mixed lot labeled "10 heavy hens." I have some theories about them but since I'm mostly a duck person I thought I'd ask y'all to see if it backs up...
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Just wanted to point out that chicken pus is not liquid like our pus. It is a hard, cheesy like substance. You can't just get it to drain through a needle hole.
I'm so sorry you are having to deal with this but if you are unable to take her to a vet you need to do it yourself (or, like...
That's not normal. You need to peek under the feathers to see what it is - it may be a cyst or an infection that needs tending to. Good luck and keep us updated!
Yikes!! That looks so bad!! I'd say you'd need to get that infection out because it won't heal up otherwise.. though with it being that bad, I really just don't know..
Any updates? I hope things are better!
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I'd agree but it's seems weird that the cochin bantams hatched without problems from the same incubator. Unless maybe the eggs hatched under the broody hens were from a different bunch of chabos in which case it would seem to be a genetic problem.
She said they have heat lamps with...
It sounds like your hen has multiple things going on at once. Has she been eating enough? Does her crop look and feel normal? If she is eating normally but is thin then it might be worms. Have you wormed your chickens anytime recently?
The legs sound maybe like they have scaly leg mites, that...
I don't have any answers for you but I thought I might suggest that you post in the breeds section and include the word Chabo in your title so you will be likely to get the attention of people with a lot of experience with these game birds.
I'd have to agree that it sounds like a genetic...
Before you try and "save" your chickens please please research what you will need to do in order to responsibly save them. You have to ask yourself if you are committed/prepared to do the following:
You will have to maintain a closed flock - no new chickens in (unless you want to see them get...
I wanted to make sure your treatment includes removing the pus/bumble from the foot. Chickens don't reabsorb pus like people can so you have to get the stuff out - it's a cheesy like material - in order for her to heal. You can soak her foot in warm epsom salt water to soften the scab up for...
I do understand about the vet costs, they can get expensive really fast!
I'm sorry you are having to go through this - she looks like a very sweet girl. Please keep us updated - we are all hoping for the best!
I have no idea what the yellow spots are. I think people are thinking the lobes are the abnormality but it's the yellow spots, not the lobes themselves.
Any chance they could be stains of some sort? Have they gotten bigger? How long has he had them? Does he have them on both lobes?
I have to...
Could it be Marek's? Was she born blind? That could be a symptom..
Unfortunately, I think the kindest thing to do would be to cull because the tumor is just going to get bigger or it will spread throughout her body. If it's Marek's it's contagious. If you have the money I'd consider taking her...
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Culling her might help but there's no way to say for sure if the others haven't already been exposed to it. I'd only cull her if it looks like she isn't going to recover from this.
Dry pox can turn into wet pox but it's not something every bird will have - lots of people just have the...
Oh my goodness - not more trouble!! You really have been through a lot - mites, CRD, possible coryza.. now wet pox too!
Either you have the worst luck or your birds are really compromised from the sicknesses passing through the flock. I don't mean to sound harsh but I'm wondering if culling...
I am so very sorry for your loss. As to why.. since she wasn't showing signs before I would think something like a heart attack or a stroke. I think she's alive in this picture.. I can't imagine the likelihood of her falling and landing perfectly up against the polish with her wing like that...
I wouldn't think coryza. If the discharge is smelly then yes, it's likely coryza but I think it looks more like a much less scary respiratory disease which is still serious but not as much as coryza.
You mentioned a new addition - when was the silkie (I have to say I love the name - what color...
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geat job. will he get over the disease?
There is no cure for Marek's.. it's like a cancer. It can go in remission but can reappear at any time.