1st time chick owner - WHAT is this???? ( NEW PICTURES)

[Carenm]

Its not a great picture but try to hold a 5 week chick still.
Doesn't seem to be blood but looks like a scratch with just red skin around it. I have no idea what happened or what could have caused it. Do I need to do anything??? It doesn't seem to be bothering her at all either but its just something I noticed this morning when I let them outside for the day

 

[FireTigeris]

where is it located?

 

[easttxchick]

Can you maybe try to get another picture? Sorry, I can't really tell anything from the bottom one at all.

 

[Carenm]

It's kind of below that round thing on the side of the chickens heads, right above her neck.

Will try for a better picture but she doesn't like being picked up.

 

[RAWR]

it could be a RIR

 

[underground chickenman]

What ever it is, it doesn't look bad enough in those pics to worry about. If it is a cut, make sure it has stopped bleeding. You can put a dab of triple antibiotic on it, but your bigger problem is going to be preventing the others from picking at the wound. I would watch for that more than anything. You can put a dab of Blu-Kote on it to both disguise it and for its antiseptic value. You're not supposed to use Blu-Kote on food-producing animals, so you will have to make your own decision about that.

UGCM

 

[Carenm]

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Where would I find that? Feed stores?

So far I don't see anyone else pecking at it but will def. keep my eye out for it.

 

[underground chickenman]

In the updated pics, it looks like feather picking--assuming I am looking at the right thing. The neck is a common target. Same thing applies as stated in my last post.

UGCM

 

[Break an Egg]

I think what you are talking about it the chick's earlobe.

Look at this pic of a grown hen:

 

[underground chickenman]

You can get Blu-Kote at feed stores, but I wouldn't use it until you are sure you have a wound. I still don't see much there.

UGCM