preen gland

  1. R

    What is wrong with my chicken and what should I do??

    I posted on here a few days ago worried about my chicken Red. Turns out she is molting. I thought good I have nothing to worry about. But now, her preen gland is EXTREMELY swollen, she seems very lethargic, walks sideways when she trys to go straight, and her skin has turned very dark. What the...
  2. Thorn_shrike

    Extremely tiny preening gland???

    Hello! I have a buff chantecler that is just a little over a year old. She has always had gorgeous, glossy, healthy looking feathers but lately I’ve noticed her feathers down her back look really stringy and oily. They aren’t being bitten at or pulled out, they’re just stringy. I might try to...
  3. B

    Swollen Preen Gland

    I have two hens presenting with what appears to be an infected preen gland. The two with the problem are behaving normally, but it doesn’t appear to be getting any better. I would guess that the glands on these two have been protruding like this for 1-2 weeks now with no changes. I am unable...
  4. MetroMutt

    Wound next to preen gland? Weird hole/waxy orange substance

    Hi! So yesterday i noticed something next to my oldest crossbeak hens preen gland, it was like a bright orange spot/lump! I touched it lightly with a q-tip and it came off in flakes to reveal a deep looking hole that seems to have more of the waxy substance; For now I cleaned it the best I...
  5. CableGriffith

    Irritated Skin, Broken Tail Feathers, Red Preen Gland

    Hey everyone, Hoping for some assessment and/or advice on a skin/feather issue with one of my 1.5 year-old hens. At the base of her tail, she has some very irritated looking skin at the center of a medium-large "bald spot" with what looks like broken feathers. At first, I though tthere...
  6. Aprilxoxo

    swollen preen gland

    hi i have a quail that has developed a swollen preen gland. she eats game pellets and fresh leafy vegetables as her diet. there was a huge amount of rainfall lately and with clay soil it stayed damp for quite a bit. after the rain i was checking all the quails and she was the only one with a...
  7. T

    Help! Chicken oil/preen gland issue

    Why does my chicken’s preen gland look like this?! I’m worried. I’ve tried hot compresses and massage and it isn’t changing. It seems to cause her pain because she does not want me to touch it.
  8. Dunkin Ducks

    Does my duck have wet feather?

    My white call duck Sugar seems to be getting wet unlike the rest of my flock that use their preen glands to help them not get wet. I’ve tried doing research on wet feathers which led me to look at her preen gland. I have attached photos. It looks normal to me besides the fact that there is so...
    • Dunkin Ducks
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    • call duck health issue in ducks preen gland wet feather
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    • Forum: Ducks
  9. C

    What I've learned so far...

    We are just finishing up with week two of raising our first chicks. We only have four, as we live in town and wanted them to have more than enough space to be comfortable. Two Saturdays ago, the trip to Tractor Supply was made and we excitedly picked out two little yellow banties (which I...
    • ChloBug
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    • bantams chicks preen preen gland raising chicks silkie silkie chick tsc chicks
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    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
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