Newbie...chick w/ round "thing" on back...HELP! !? (Pics included)

[lemurchaser]

Is the lump soft (squeezable) or hard (doesn't squish)?

It looks like an abcess, which means it needs to be drained. Try soaking the top with a very wet warm washcloth (5-10 minutes) then see if you can gently squeeze anything out of it, or open up the scab and see if you have anything come out. If so, you want to empty it. Then wash well and put some neosporin on it.

 

[mangled]

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Warbles - the larval stage of the botfly. We saw them all the time in kittens this time of year when we were kids. I'm not sure if warbles will infect poultry, but if it was a warble, and I know this sounds gross, you'd be able to see the larva moving under the surface of the skin.

Good luck-
Em

 

[silkiechicken]

Does look like a large absess of some sort. I don't know what it is, but sounds like you have gotten some good suggestions! Best of luck.

 

[priszilla]

sort of looks like the preen gland all messed up