Black lesions and swollen leg

[Jomosely]

This 15 week old chick has had a sore leg that I was treating with antibiotics cream and I wasn’t getting better. But while I was busy looking at her leg I missed the lesions on her body and to my horror she has several of them hidden in her feathers. She has been acting normally

 

[Themellowyellows]

@Wyorp Rock
@Eggcessive
@LaFleche
@azygous

 

[Wyorp Rock]

This 15 week old chick has had a sore leg that I was treating with antibiotics cream and I wasn’t getting better. But while I was busy looking at her leg I missed the lesions on her body and to my horror she has several of them hidden in her feathers. She has been acting normally

Welcome To BYC

Can you get a photo of all of her?

Hopefully Carol (@azygous ) will chime in, but to me since you are finding these all over the body, you may be dealing with Avian Leukosis.

One might be a feather cyst, but several, to me is something more serious.

What do you feed, including treats?
What breed is she?

 

[azygous]

The lesion with the raised rim and black scabby center is a squamous skin cancer. I have a rooster that has had one on his leg for several years. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...e-not-injury-confirmed-to-be-a-tumor.1543307/

These often do not metastasize and the chicken may live a mostly normal life. However, they do grow in size and they can be very painful. I had a hen with one on her back, and I had to euthanize her because it was causing her so much pain.

Since then, I've learned that Serrapeptase https://www.amazon.com/New-Serra-12...d_bap_d_grid_rp_0_1_ec_scp_pd_hp_d_atf_rp_2_i can control the growth of the lesion, and it provides some relief from the pain. I give my rooster one capsule daily.

 

[Jomosely]

Welcome To BYC

Can you get a photo of all of her?

Hopefully Carol (@azygous ) will chime in, but to me since you are finding these all over the body, you may be dealing with Avian Leukosis.

One might be a feather cyst, but several, to me is something more serious.

What do you feed, including treats?
What breed is she?

She is a silkie and I feed her pullet grower, Red hen 17 and Gamebird starter. She gets meal worm, yogurt, brown rice, oat and a few other things for treats

 

[Jomosely]

Welcome To BYC

Can you get a photo of all of her?

Hopefully Carol (@azygous ) will chime in, but to me since you are finding these all over the body, you may be dealing with Avian Leukosis.

One might be a feather cyst, but several, to me is something more serious.

What do you feed, including treats?
What breed is she?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's cute!

 

[Jomosely]

She's cute!

Yeah, she is my favourite little Splash. Named Humbug