Delaware Hen has swollen and bruised earlobe!

DWClay

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May 6, 2024
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Hello All! My 6.5 month old Delaware, Odette, has a swollen and bruised earlobe! I saw her last night and she was perfectly fine! I got home this evening and it looked like this! Any ideas what is going on? It kind of looks like she got pecked too hard? But my rooster does a great job handling in-flock fights so no one gets overly bullied. Except for the odd put them in their place peck from my head hen. These ladies and gentleman are my first chickens so I’m still learning everything that can be going on!

The rest of my flock look great!
 

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Hello All! My 6.5 month old Delaware, Odette, has a swollen and bruised earlobe! I saw her last night and she was perfectly fine! I got home this evening and it looked like this! Any ideas what is going on? It kind of looks like she got pecked too hard? But my rooster does a great job handling in-flock fights so no one gets overly bullied. Except for the odd put them in their place peck from my head hen. These ladies and gentleman are my first chickens so I’m still learning everything that can be going on!

The rest of my flock look great!
Looks like she has some blood and scabbing on the wattle. Take a look under her beak and earlobe, see if there's a wound.



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