speethechicken
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- Apr 8, 2017
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I have 3 rescue chicks, and 2 out of 3 of them seem to be developing cysts of some kind.
One has one on its eyelid that I figured might be a stye. She's had it for 2-3 days now, and it doesn't seem to be getting any bigger. It appears to be under the eyelid so I was concerned that it could be pressing on her eyeball, but since neither her nor it are large enough to warrant anything intrusive I figured the best plan of action would be to leave it and hope it goes away.
However, this morning I noticed one of its siblings has a swollen left side of its beak. Needless to say this concerned me quite a bit, and it definitely wasn't there just 12 hours ago.
I'm not sure I'm warranted in thinking the two things are connected, but I've never seen anything like this before! Any advice at all would be appreciated, even just to tell me I'm overreacting... I'm quite concerned
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Some information about them:
- The two I am worried about are about 9 days old. They have a sibling who seems fine.
- These three are in a brooder with two older chicks, about 2 weeks. There's a bit of a size difference but they seem to get on well. I haven't seen any excessive pecking or bullying behaviour, but if it looks like that could be the cause of the swellings, it could be that it's happening when I'm not looking.
- They are all eating, drinking and defecating well, from what I can see.
- I use straw in the brooder, which is layed over one of those (slightly scented) pee pads for dogs. It occured to me these cysts might be an allergic reaction to one or both of these things, but since all 3 of the other chicks seem fine, I'm not sure if that's a valid assumption.
- The brooder is quite small. I have attached some photos. Please criticise my setup if it looks like it could be damaging to their health. Note that I change the lining every 2 days, and the lamp is not in any danger of falling (nor is it particularly strong, hence why it is so close).
Again, any replies are appreciated. I'm at a bit of a loss here
One has one on its eyelid that I figured might be a stye. She's had it for 2-3 days now, and it doesn't seem to be getting any bigger. It appears to be under the eyelid so I was concerned that it could be pressing on her eyeball, but since neither her nor it are large enough to warrant anything intrusive I figured the best plan of action would be to leave it and hope it goes away.
However, this morning I noticed one of its siblings has a swollen left side of its beak. Needless to say this concerned me quite a bit, and it definitely wasn't there just 12 hours ago.
I'm not sure I'm warranted in thinking the two things are connected, but I've never seen anything like this before! Any advice at all would be appreciated, even just to tell me I'm overreacting... I'm quite concerned
(Some information about them:
- The two I am worried about are about 9 days old. They have a sibling who seems fine.
- These three are in a brooder with two older chicks, about 2 weeks. There's a bit of a size difference but they seem to get on well. I haven't seen any excessive pecking or bullying behaviour, but if it looks like that could be the cause of the swellings, it could be that it's happening when I'm not looking.
- They are all eating, drinking and defecating well, from what I can see.
- I use straw in the brooder, which is layed over one of those (slightly scented) pee pads for dogs. It occured to me these cysts might be an allergic reaction to one or both of these things, but since all 3 of the other chicks seem fine, I'm not sure if that's a valid assumption.
- The brooder is quite small. I have attached some photos. Please criticise my setup if it looks like it could be damaging to their health. Note that I change the lining every 2 days, and the lamp is not in any danger of falling (nor is it particularly strong, hence why it is so close).
Again, any replies are appreciated. I'm at a bit of a loss here
