We are new chicken keepers and I need help with one of our 4-week old chicks. It is a speckled Sussex. She/he has always had a bit of a twitching behavior of the head. I don’t have any experience to know if this is typical.
About a week ago a small red bump appeared on the top of the head. The bump appears to be getting worse and so is the twitching/jerky head movement.
I haven’t been able to spot any bugs and none of the other chicks show any signs of irritation.
The chick is healthy in all other ways. I don’t believe it’s getting pecked. It is the most dominant of the bunch.
She/he does some scratching on the neck. Again I don’t know if this is typical for new feathers.
Please help with some ideas of cause/solution.
About a week ago a small red bump appeared on the top of the head. The bump appears to be getting worse and so is the twitching/jerky head movement.
I haven’t been able to spot any bugs and none of the other chicks show any signs of irritation.
The chick is healthy in all other ways. I don’t believe it’s getting pecked. It is the most dominant of the bunch.
She/he does some scratching on the neck. Again I don’t know if this is typical for new feathers.
Please help with some ideas of cause/solution.