I've been searching the internet all afternoon without luck, so I decided to join BYC in hopes of finding out what's wrong with my 1.5 y/o barred rock hen.
At first I thought her bone was actually protruding from her "shoulder" but on closer inspection I found two tumor like growths that are hard and dry, surrounded by a small scabby area. One is white-ish in color and the other is purple-y, both are about the size and shape of a large pencil eraser but sort of pointed. She seems annoyed by them as she was pecking at one and trying to twist it off, but besides that, she's acting completely normal and doesn't appear to be in any pain.
I gave her a bubble bath with some of my dog's medicated shampoo diluted in the water and trimmed the feathers around the area. Then I flushed it with an antibiotic spray and doused her with betadine.
If my treatment doesn't help, I'm going to take her to the vet, but I wanted to see if anyone has any advice as to what could've caused this or how to help her.
Thank you for any insight!!
These photos aren't the best, but hopefully they show what I'm trying to describe:
At first I thought her bone was actually protruding from her "shoulder" but on closer inspection I found two tumor like growths that are hard and dry, surrounded by a small scabby area. One is white-ish in color and the other is purple-y, both are about the size and shape of a large pencil eraser but sort of pointed. She seems annoyed by them as she was pecking at one and trying to twist it off, but besides that, she's acting completely normal and doesn't appear to be in any pain.
I gave her a bubble bath with some of my dog's medicated shampoo diluted in the water and trimmed the feathers around the area. Then I flushed it with an antibiotic spray and doused her with betadine.
If my treatment doesn't help, I'm going to take her to the vet, but I wanted to see if anyone has any advice as to what could've caused this or how to help her.
Thank you for any insight!!
These photos aren't the best, but hopefully they show what I'm trying to describe:
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