Tip of hen's tongue turning black?

[citychicks99]

My hen has advanced bumblefoot and when I soaked her feet this morning, she was panting and I noticed her tongue turning black. I think it's a separate issue from the bumblefoot, but I'm not finding much info on this. Just seeing that she might have a niacin deficiency. I've been giving her egg yolk with poultry cell and chicken liver as treats. I'm not finding any niacin for chickens. Any one have any experience with this?

I forgot to add that she's also molting.

 

[Debbie292d]

What you've given her, especially the Poultry Cell, should be sufficient B3 (niacin). I'd give that to her every other day for a couple of weeks and see how she does.

What feed is she on, as niacin deficiencies in chickens is far rarer than it is with ducks.

 

[Eggcessive]

Could she have been pecked on her tongue? Does it appear to be healing?

 

[citychicks99]

Could she have been pecked on her tongue? Does it appear to be healing?

Not sure.. the evening I took that pic, more of her tongue turned black but I checked it yesterday and it appeared normal.

What you've given her, especially the Poultry Cell, should be sufficient B3 (niacin). I'd give that to her every other day for a couple of weeks and see how she does.

What feed is she on, as niacin deficiencies in chickens is far rarer than it is with ducks.

I feed them Dumor All Flock feed, but I think they've been more into the ivy on the ground. I read that it can be toxic to chickens but most would be smart enough not to eat them. Not mine, apparently. We have a lot in the back behind trees so it'll probably be a pain to get to and cut them down.