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    Mystery black mass/scab on hen around tail feathers

    Hi, new poster and new to treating chickens! My lavender orpington has developed a strange scabby mass at the base of her tail feathers, but not the preening gland. She's generally healthy and laying, but we've been dealing with a lice infestation for a few weeks now. She seems pretty clean of...
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    Back Injury - Is Recovery Possible?

    Hi All, My 5yo leghorn, Karen, has always been a happy and healthy bird, but one of our other more elderly chooks passed away after a neighbours dog startled them, and since then Karen has been noticably depressed, stopped eating, and had trouble walking. The avian vet has done xrays and...
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