- Oct 11, 2008
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Hi,
One of my bantam hens hasn't looked like she was feeling the best today. This evening I picked her up and looked at her more closely. Her earlobe is really swollen. Right beside her swollen earlobe was a big tick. I am assuming that that is what caused the swelling. I pulled the tick off and put some comfrey salve called herbal savvy on the earlobe. I didn't know what else to do. I also noticed that she has mites. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am hoping the swelling will go down now that the tick is gone, but what if there is a bad infection there and it gets worse? I hope her earlobe doesn't pop. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thank you!
One of my bantam hens hasn't looked like she was feeling the best today. This evening I picked her up and looked at her more closely. Her earlobe is really swollen. Right beside her swollen earlobe was a big tick. I am assuming that that is what caused the swelling. I pulled the tick off and put some comfrey salve called herbal savvy on the earlobe. I didn't know what else to do. I also noticed that she has mites. Does anyone have any suggestions? I am hoping the swelling will go down now that the tick is gone, but what if there is a bad infection there and it gets worse? I hope her earlobe doesn't pop. Please let me know if you have any suggestions. Thank you!