HELP!!! What is this??

[mrskenmore]

Thanks! Yes, there is so much great advise and info on here, and I'm so glad there are so many out there with more knowledge than me willing to help out. I feel so much better at least trying to do something to the best of my ability than just sitting around twiddling my thumbs and hoping for the best. Way better instruction and advise than I got when I went to a local "avian" vet for another bird who was not very helpful at all whom I think stressed out my baby chick even more and caused her to die quicker.

Haven't always had a success story, but definitely have had more successes than not.

You are doing great you got this! What is your cutie named? She's a trooper too!

 

[daisyag13]

You are doing great you got this! What is your cutie named? She's a trooper too!

Her name is Poppy, named after the flower.

 

[mrskenmore]

Her name is Poppy, named after the flower.

Awwww! Sending lots of positive vibes and chicken snuggles to Poppy! She's in the best care! Continue to keep us updated on her progress. It takes a lot of determination to nurse a sick chicken and you are doing great. Lots of great advice on this thread already!

 

[coach723]

Day 3 picture of the breast blister looks good, Day 5 looks like it may have regenerated some pus. If there is pus, then it may need to be cleaned out again. Your call, based on how it's looking. Your concerns on hitting organs.... I've put a picture of a skeleton below, so you can see the keel bone, tried to find a good image including organs, but couldn't find a good one, lesser good one also attached.... most of the organs are inside that keel bone, which in a live chicken is also covered in a pretty good layer of breast muscle. Below the keel (closer to the vent) and less protected it's mostly intestines and oviduct (not that you want to hit those either). So when the sore is on the breast, it's unlikely, unless you are just stabbing around and not being remotely careful, that you will hit anything other than muscle.
If you are brave enough to try, someday when you lose a bird, do an informal necropsy yourself. It's much easier to picture where things are and how it all goes together when you've actually seen for yourself. Sometimes it makes things make much more sense. And often will tell you why a bird might have died. Kind of the same learning if you ever process any birds yourself to eat, though that is a different subject.