Black Spot on Wattle

[Dale River]

My daughter’s Starlight Green Egger has a black spot on her wattle. I was unable to remove it. It felt adhered to the wattle—like if I kept trying to get it off I was going to pull off part of the wattle...almost scab-like. She is the only hen with this, but I did find a couple of what I think are red mites on the comb of another hen, & I will be treating the coop & the whole flock for mites. This black scab doesn’t look like a mite, though. I’ve been searching online & can’t seem to figure out what it may be or what should be done about it.

 

[DobieLover]

It's a peck mark.

 

[Dale River]

It's a peck mark.

Okay, thank you! Now I know! Just leave it alone?

 

[DobieLover]

Okay, thank you! Now I know! Just leave it alone?

Yes. She'll be fine.
I had a White Leghorn that irritated someone and she bit her wattle. I didn't see it happen just the aftermath. The WLH looked like someone slit her throat! She was walking around like nothing was amiss.

 

[Dale River]

Oh, dear! Poor girl! Yeah, these chickens have kept us on our toes, for sure! The hiding of symptoms makes it harder to spot potential problems, unlike cats & dogs.