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Hello all.
I have three, 3 and a half month old Lavender Orpington pullets.
Recently I’ve noticed something weird with their beaks. I’ve attached images, and each image is numbered to represent one of the chickens.
Chicken number 1: She has a weird bump on her beak?? Is this something to be worried about? What is it?
Chicken number 2: Hers is the flattest beak out of them all. But it has the same scratched up look.
Chicken number 3: Hers almost looks like a scab? It’s also scratched up but I haven’t seen any blood.
I’m mostly concerned about chicken number 1, as out of the other 2, she is the only one with a bump, almost looks like a wart.
These ladies are being fed Purina Start and Grow, and have a big run. Maybe 200 sq feet? Possibly more. I only have 5 chickens in all. The other two are year old barnevelder hens.
The last 2 weeks though, their run had some damage done to it, so they’ve been locked up in their coop, as they can’t free range because of coyotes and eagles. I didn’t notice their beaks until now.
What is it??
I have three, 3 and a half month old Lavender Orpington pullets.
Recently I’ve noticed something weird with their beaks. I’ve attached images, and each image is numbered to represent one of the chickens.
Chicken number 1: She has a weird bump on her beak?? Is this something to be worried about? What is it?
Chicken number 2: Hers is the flattest beak out of them all. But it has the same scratched up look.
Chicken number 3: Hers almost looks like a scab? It’s also scratched up but I haven’t seen any blood.
I’m mostly concerned about chicken number 1, as out of the other 2, she is the only one with a bump, almost looks like a wart.
These ladies are being fed Purina Start and Grow, and have a big run. Maybe 200 sq feet? Possibly more. I only have 5 chickens in all. The other two are year old barnevelder hens.
The last 2 weeks though, their run had some damage done to it, so they’ve been locked up in their coop, as they can’t free range because of coyotes and eagles. I didn’t notice their beaks until now.
What is it??