Blister on head?

[obicat]

I had a bit of a disastourous hatch last weekend and ended up helping one out 2 days after the rest hatched. Hes smaller than the rest but eating, drinking, growing and nice and active. Seems happy and looks well. Apart from he has a blister on the back of his head. I noticed it the day after hatching and have monitored it. Its now 5 dys from hatch and its grown. Today it looks bigger and saggy.

The other chicks arent interested in it and it doesnt appear to hurt when I touch it. None of the other chicks have anything. Shall I just wait and see? Its grown a lot but does appear to be going down now. Is this something scary to worry about?

 

[azygous]

Does the lump feel soft and squishy or is it hard? If soft, you can sterilize a needle and, after putting anantibiotic ointment on the blister, slip it in at the base of the lump to drain the liquid. Paint with Blu-kote afterwards to protect from infection and pecking from other chicks.

If it's hard, it could be it's a cyst. But watch for reddening and swelling. Right now, I wouldn't touch it if it's hard.

 

[obicat]

Soft and squishy. I'm loathe to pop what looks like a blister though as that can cause all sorts of problems with infection. I think its actually gone down a little bit more so I'll just keep monitoring it and hopefully it will keep improving. Such an odd thing though!

 

[featherhead007]

I have never seen anything like that before