My chicken has an ingrown feather

[Trippsma]

What can I do for an ingrown feather? Really don't want to go to the vet

 

[Chicken poppy]

Poor girl, i heard somewhere draining helps. @azygous would probably be a lot more educated on this!

 

[azygous]

I'm sorry, but I am having trouble with context. Where on the chicken is this thing? It's not clear. Looks like an ear lobe, but feathers don't grow out of ear lobes. Photos are helpful, but a narrative explaining what you want us to see and where it's located on the chicken would be more helpful.

Feather cysts, and I can't confirm that's what this is without more info and better photos, usually require minor surgery that you can do at home. It involves making an incision over the trapped feather follicle and releasing it. Then use tweezers to pull it free and extend it to its full length. Then clean the wound and put wound ointment on it.

 

[Chicken poppy]

I'm sorry, but I am having trouble with context. Where on the chicken is this thing? It's not clear. Looks like an ear lobe, but feathers don't grow out of ear lobes. Photos are helpful, but a narrative explaining what you want us to see and where it's located on the chicken would be more helpful.

Feather cysts, and I can't confirm that's what this is without more info and better photos, usually require minor surgery that you can do at home. It involves making an incision over the trapped feather follicle and releasing it. Then use tweezers to pull it free and extend it to its full length. Then clean the wound and put wound ointment on it.

I think i see some wattles under the thumb so i would assume this is on the top of the head but i could be wrong.

 

[Trippsma]

I'm sorry, but I am having trouble with context. Where on the chicken is this thing? It's not clear. Looks like an ear lobe, but feathers don't grow out of ear lobes. Photos are helpful, but a narrative explaining what you want us to see and where it's located on the chicken would be more helpful.

Feather cysts, and I can't confirm that's what this is without more info and better photos, usually require minor surgery that you can do at home. It involves making an incision over the trapped feather follicle and releasing it. Then use tweezers to pull it free and extend it to its full length. Then clean the wound and put wound ointment on it.

It is on the neck of my chicken... found it by accident as my son was holding her

 

[Trippsma]

I think i see some wattles under the thumb so i would assume this is on the top of the head but i could be wrong.

On the side of her neck

 

[missionman]

my chicken has this too. its like a larger marble sized cyst looking thing with a point of a trapped feather under it trying to poke out. do we just cut into it and pull the feather out? is there any fluid to be expected?

 

[missionman]

my chicken has this too. its like a larger marble sized cyst looking thing with a point of a trapped feather under it trying to poke out. do we just cut into it and pull the feather out? is there any fluid to be expected?

 

[azygous]

Take a very sharp blade and make a tiny cut in the center where you see the follicle trapped. It will spring free. Pull it out with tweezers if it doesn't free at once. Only a tiny drop of blood, if any, will result. Spray with Vetericyn and that's all there is to it.

 

[missionman]

we ended up cutting the follicle and I pulled out a black small feather that was about a inch or more long. However there is still a large big marble sixed lump. is there more feather under that bump?
I'm having a really hard time finding any chicken vet anywhere in my area in Colorado Springs 80917 area. The ones I found online said they weren't avian vets. Does anyone know where a Avian vet is around Colorado Springs?