My hen has a lump with a scab on

[Chicka101]

My oldest top hen has a strange lump on her chest bone and it has a scab on I just noticed it does anyone know about this

 

[Chicka101]

My oldest top hen has a strange lump on her chest bone and it has a scab on I just noticed it does anyone know about this

Please help

 

[Chicka101]

I don’t know what to do it won’t let me send pics

 

[Chicka101]

I’ve managed does anyone know about this

 

[Sally PB]

What does she roost on? Chickens can get this sort of sore from their keel bone rubbing on the roost while they sleep.

 

[Chicka101]

What does she roost on? Chickens can get this sort of sore from their keel bone rubbing on the roost while they sleep.

This she is at the top

 

[Mvan42]

Clean it good.. put antibiotic ointment on it or there is wound sprays available for chickens.. most importantly keep clean, dry and free of a fly strike.

 

[Chicka101]

Clean it good.. put antibiotic ointment on it or there is wound sprays available for chickens.. most importantly keep clean, dry and free of a fly strike.

Clean it good.. put antibiotic ointment on it or there is wound sprays available for chickens.. most importantly keep clean, dry and free of a fly strike.

Thank you I will

 

[addctd2plnts]

Does it hurt if you squeeze it gently? If so, there might be pus in it. If you're a "picker", like me LOL, you can pick the scab off. Gently squeeze and see if a pus collection comes out. if not, clean with Hibiclens (in the bandaid section at pharmacy) for 5 minutes. Hibiclens is what we (Drs) use to scrub before surgery. It's a MUST in all cabinets for human and animal wound care because it actually kills ALL types for fungus, yeast, bacteria, and viruses after a gentle 10 minute scrub, and it KEEPS KILLING THEM FOR 24 HOURS! Then apply Silvadene Cream, another MUST, in your wound care cabinet! Silvadene is a prescription but inexpensive. It will heal HUGE wounds quickly, but don't be freake. Overnight the Silver in the cream oxidizes to a grey color. Just scrub with Hibiclens again the next day and re-apply the Silvadene.

 

[LaFleche]

Some info: https://www.msdvetmanual.com/poultry/miscellaneous-conditions-of-poultry/breast-buttons-in-poultry