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We’ve seen lots of canadian geese flying over lately, maybe that’s it!I don't find any fowl cholera reports in your state. However, if you have any lakes nearby with a lot of migrating water fowl, your chances of this being fowl cholera is greatly increased.
The only other causes of swollen wattles is an insect bite and frostbite. Too early for frostbite, so it may be an allergic reaction to an insect bite. I would try treating for this with children's Benedryl liquid. The dose for a chicken is .5ml directly into the beak. If needed, a second dose may be give 24 hours later. These instructions are critical as it's easy to overdose if any more is given.
I sure hope he gets better. That has to be uncomfortable.
Oh man. I started out thinking this was just an injury, but it’s looking like much worse than just that I’m gonna be sick if I lose my flock, so soon, too. Just got into poultry in April...lotsa later, here we areI was thinking possibly Avian Flu, since the symptoms also have similarities.
Poultry keeping can throw a hard 180° unexpectedly sometimes. It's not always easy.Oh man. I started out thinking this was just an injury, but it’s looking like much worse than just that I’m gonna be sick if I loose my flock, so soon, too. Just got into poultry in April...lotsa later, here we are
South central, Howell County. No reports of avian flu, but it’s looking like choleraWhere in Missouri are you? I'm just outside Kansas City, near the Missouri River and lots of flyover birds. Please let us know what you find out.
I’m going to hope for the best here, but this is going to make me feel like not trying again if I run into this type of issue right off the bat; if cholera is caught this easily from flyover birds, I wonder how anyone keeps their flocks alive?!Poultry keeping can throw a hard 180° unexpectedly sometimes. It's not always easy.
Nothing wrong with trying again. It's all a learning experience.I’m going to hope for the best here, but this is going to make me feel like not trying again if I run into this type of issue right off the bat; if cholera is caught this easily from flyover birds, I wonder how anyone keeps their flocks alive?!
Thank you for the encouragement! I’ll check around for a vet and see how much it might cost. With my luck, it’s cholera, but definitely hoping it’s something more minor!!I'm sorry you're going through this. I'm in MO too, the SE area but not quite in the Bootheel. Carter county. Is a vet an option, in order to get a diagnosis? Blood work, perhaps? Please don't get discouraged yet. Didn't @azygous say it could be an allergic reaction to an insect sting? Many of us here have had chickens for years and years with only minor issues. Don't throw in the towel yet!