What is this Scabby & Enlarged Thing on Roo's Chest?

[21hens-incharge]

This is interesting.
Following along to learn.

 

[Acre4Me]

That's a positive.

Yes! I hadn’t thought about that before, since there wasn’t a smell. Had there been a notable smell, I definitely would have been more concerned. So, I’m glad for that.

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, I have to look all around my TSC for items that used to be out in plain site:
https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-castration-kit?cm_vc=IOPDP1

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-disposable-no-10-scalpel-blade-pack-of-5

 

[staceyj]

I think if left long enough (and I don’t mean in a good way) this yellow area will eventually become another blackened area. Right now there is still the thinnest layer of compromised skin covering it and keeping it from oxidizing.
The more I come back to thinking about it, the more I think it needs to be opened and cleaned out. The body can fight infection yes, and the soaking is helping locally, yes, but it’s not really capable of resorbing the sheer mass of puss in there.

Just mho while vacuuming and mulling this case over in my mind....

*so much dog hair gives me a lot of time to think....

 

[Acre4Me]

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I think if left long enough (and I don’t mean in a good way) this yellow area will eventually become another blackened area. Right now there is still the thinnest layer of compromised skin covering it and keeping it from oxidizing.
The more I come back to thinking about it, the more I think it needs to be opened and cleaned out. The body can fight infection yes, and the soaking is helping locally, yes, but it’s not really capable of resorbing the sheer mass of puss in there.

Just mho while vacuuming and mulling this case over in my mind....

*so much dog hair gives me a lot of time to think....

You are probably right with the thought it needs to be opened up. We won’t be able to do anything today other than soak and medicate, due to schedules, etc. however, tomorrow looks like a possibility as I’ll have another adult helper (who is not squeamish) in the morning, rather than just the tween helper. Tween might be squeamish at sight of chicken puss and blood, or might lose hold of the rooster, who is large. My imagination can conjure up all kinds of scenarios there, but they all include a bathroom that would need a deep clean...followed by humans needing showers...

 

[micstrachan]

You’ve got this! Looking forward to seeing what you pull (and squeeze?) out of there.

 

[MissChick@dee]

You are probably right with the thought it needs to be opened up. We won’t be able to do anything today other than soak and medicate, due to schedules, etc. however, tomorrow looks like a possibility as I’ll have another adult helper (who is not squeamish) in the morning, rather than just the tween helper. Tween might be squeamish at sight of chicken puss and blood, or might lose hold of the rooster, who is large. My imagination can conjure up all kinds of scenarios there, but they all include a bathroom that would need a deep clean...followed by humans needing showers...

 

[FlyingNunFarm]

 

[Morrigan]

I'm curious as to what this thing is, exactly. An abscess or breast blister that burst, then got infected, then hardened off somehow? I processed a huge cockerel this fall that had a fluid filled breast blister that was the same size and location as this, absent any sign of redness or hardness.

I'm morbidly eager to see what the inside of this thing looks like when it's cleaned out. I'm glad your boy is such a good sport about being handled and treated.

 

[DobieLover]

Been following along. Can't wait to see that thing opened up and cleaned out.
Your boy is a great patient!