HELP! A Green Face!(Pics) What's Wrong With Her??

[charsbird]

Chicken skin does turn greenish from bruising, and it sure does look scarey, but it will fade.

 

[chkn]

I had that bright green thing going on one of my hen's wings exactly as you describe. The joint there happened to be kind of swollen too. I gave some baytril for a few days but I have to say, it cleared up within a day or so so I couldn't say it was just the antibiotics. Oh, the other thing I did was get a smidge of plain aspirin in her. I probably give more credit to the aspirin.

 

[Emily1220]

My guess would also be bruising BUT.....bruising wouldnt create a smell. So that leads me to think infection. Are/were there any open areas that might have become infected and thats what all that greenish stuff is??? I'm just wondering.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

It's definitely bruising. I have had it in my own flock. Rough Rooster. He was lovely but he had to go.
BTW It took 3 weeks for the bruising to go away completely.

 

[welasharon]

The smell from them is probably from the feed they were eating and the condition they were being kept in. It will go away but it will take a little time...all that has to work its way out of their systems...you can't bathe it all off.
sharon

 

[itsy]

I vote for bruising as well. I've been to a farm where all of the chickens have a strange odor - but it's because of how they're kept. My chickens don't have such a smell. I even aquired a chicken from them and she smelled initially, but it soon went away. She's a much cleaner girl now.

 

[chickenlovefever]

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Thanks. I was figuring it could have been from the previous owners. And what can I use to help he grow the feathers back on her head faster? The roo pecked it clean.

 

[ParadiseFoundFarm]

I'm still waiting for the feathers to come back on my birds that this similar thing happened to. I was told to wait after their molt.
It's definitely not "angry " red inflamed skin anymore. Phew!!!! So glad that rooster is gone.
and very happy you have rescued yours from the similar fate!

 

[allieloveschickens]

You can feed her some extra protein, that will help her grow her feathers back faster.

 

[Gersbud]

Sounds like you have one Rooster with a extremely

bad attitude toward his hen. I would get rid of him. All my birds are gentle and easy to handle. Even my BO Roo is a very gentle roo. Hope your hen gets better and all of her bruising goes away soon. I have used Blu Kote on wounds like that and even Bag Balm. Good Luck