Help, chick issue!

[D1N0]

It was 2 small bumps on each wing but now it's worse it's pecking at it. And if it helps, it's a turken, and lives with 2 other chicks (silkes), but one chick did die (lavender orpington I hatched)( day1 of these guys with me)

 

[D1N0]

@casportpony

 

[D1N0]

@BantyChooks

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Can you clean it with saline or an antiseptic like Chlorhexidine or Povidone Iodine, move or trim the feathers from around the wound so we can see it better.

Can you tell if it's an ingrown feather or some bone or ? It is on the top of the wing at the shoulder?

 

[D1N0]

As of today

 

[D1N0]

It's where the wing bone folds some i think.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It may be a feather cyst.

After initial cleaning, apply a thin layer of triple antibiotic ointment on the wound daily, hopefully it will heal up.

Is this chick still in a the brooder and/or needing supplemental heat? Do you use a brooder plate for heat?

 

[D1N0]

It may be a feather cyst.

After initial cleaning, apply a thin layer of triple antibiotic ointment on the wound daily, hopefully it will heal up.

Is this chick still in a the brooder and/or needing supplemental heat? Do you use a brooder plate for heat?

It had a brooder plate but removed a few days a ago. Because it's tx summer it's a brooder

 

[D1N0]

Do I remove the scab for cleaning?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It had a brooder plate but removed a few days a ago. Because it's tx summer it's a brooder

Do I remove the scab for cleaning?

No, I wouldn't remove the scab.