Purple swollen wattle

[turkey girl 0964]

Awe! Poor guy! Hope he gets better soon!

 

[Jose11632]

Truth is I live in a rural area having chickens/livestock here is rare there’s mostly vets for regular household pets.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Thanks for keeping us posted, Jose. It looks like I was wrong. I'm really worried about him now that this seems to keep spreading.

@Eggcessive and @aart, do you think @ChickenCanoe could give us any additional insight here?

The pictures in the first post made me think of a insect bite but the next pictures that looked necrotic took that out of my mind unless it was a species of recluse spider.
Like you, it looked like frostbite to me.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

The pictures in the first post made me think of a insect bite but the next pictures that looked necrotic took that out of my mind unless it was a species of recluse spider.
Like you, it looked like frostbite to me.

Thank you, @ChickenCanoe. I didn't even think of a brown recluse! What do you recommend as a course of action here?

 

[Jose11632]

Thank you, @ChickenCanoe. I didn't even think of a brown recluse! What do you recommend as a course of action here?

Sorry I haven’t updated y’all it hasn’t spread anymore it’s drying up getting skinny, smelling less and a piece fell off. Couldn’t update due to one of my hens being at doors death due to coccidiosis, I have another thread dont know how to show it here, it was terrible, the rest of the hens are getting corid aswell.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Wow, Jose, sorry you are having difficulties!

 

[Jose11632]

Wow, Jose, sorry you are having difficulties!

Yeah could u take a look at the thread I don’t know why she started sounding mucousy and every time I go back to see the thread it reminds me of my failure

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I don't know anything about coccidiosis, sorry.

 

[Jose11632]

I don't know anything about coccidiosis, sorry.

Oh ok have you treated it?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No, my chickens have never had it.