Aug 11, 2015 #1 bomptonqueen Songster 9 Years Joined Aug 9, 2015 Messages 51 Reaction score 49 Points 121 Location Apple Valley Ca
Aug 11, 2015 #2 Eggcessive Wrangler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Friend Spirit Educator Joined Apr 3, 2011 Messages 84,001 Reaction score 85,629 Points 1,592 Location southern Ohio Is that on her breast bone (keel?) Does it look like a blister or pressure sore? How is she acting, eating, pooping?
Is that on her breast bone (keel?) Does it look like a blister or pressure sore? How is she acting, eating, pooping?
Aug 11, 2015 Thread starter #3 bomptonqueen Songster 9 Years Joined Aug 9, 2015 Messages 51 Reaction score 49 Points 121 Location Apple Valley Ca eating fine pooping normal acting fine but very itchy he has one on chest stomach under wing somekind of yellow spots that are very itchy some red spots too
eating fine pooping normal acting fine but very itchy he has one on chest stomach under wing somekind of yellow spots that are very itchy some red spots too
Aug 11, 2015 Thread starter #4 bomptonqueen Songster 9 Years Joined Aug 9, 2015 Messages 51 Reaction score 49 Points 121 Location Apple Valley Ca he bites really hard and the itchy spots and plucks feathers
Aug 11, 2015 Thread starter #5 bomptonqueen Songster 9 Years Joined Aug 9, 2015 Messages 51 Reaction score 49 Points 121 Location Apple Valley Ca do you suggest anything i can put on or what it could be
Aug 12, 2015 #6 Eggcessive Wrangler Premium Feather Member 14 Years Friend Spirit Educator Joined Apr 3, 2011 Messages 84,001 Reaction score 85,629 Points 1,592 Location southern Ohio It is probably a breast blister or pressure sore from sitting on the roost or on the floor where the bedding is rough or wet. You can clean it with betadine, and if it forms an abscess, you can lance it and drain it. Sometimes mycoplasma synovitis in the bird can cause leg weakness, causing them to remain on a roost putting pressure on the chest. Here is some info for you: http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/40/breast-blister/ https://books.google.com/books?id=x...onepage&q=breast blisters on chickens&f=false
It is probably a breast blister or pressure sore from sitting on the roost or on the floor where the bedding is rough or wet. You can clean it with betadine, and if it forms an abscess, you can lance it and drain it. Sometimes mycoplasma synovitis in the bird can cause leg weakness, causing them to remain on a roost putting pressure on the chest. Here is some info for you: http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/40/breast-blister/ https://books.google.com/books?id=x...onepage&q=breast blisters on chickens&f=false