Growth on stomach

[Kaya1]

I need help identifying a growth on my hen. It looks like it could be a cyst from an infected wound. If anyone has had a similar situation I'd appreciate advice on how to treat it.

 

[Alaskan]

That is very interesting.

I would soak the area.... make sure and see if those spots are really just feather nubs...or if one is a wound or ingrown feather.

But other than that.... nope, never had something that exciting with my quail.

 

[RUNuts]

Are your birds on wire? Looks like a chest blister. Provide a board or cardboard for them the get off the wire. The no chest feathers is related. Make sure the wire floor is smooth.

Hay or a standing place like they do for rabbits is good. Cheers

 

[Kaya1]

Are your birds on wire? Looks like a chest blister. Provide a board or cardboard for them the get off the wire. The no chest feathers is related. Make sure the wire floor is smooth.

Hay or a standing place like they do for rabbits is good. Cheers

They're in an aviary on mostly clay dirt and sand. This one has a limp though, and kinda drags her stomach on the ground a bit. My girls are also kinda fat, so that may contribute to it. For how wounded she is she still hobbles along happily, and no other birds bother her.

 

[el dorado quail]

Are the feet ok? The lump could be an inflammatory reaction to the limping/body dragging?

 

[Kaya1]

Are the feet ok? The lump could be an inflammatory reaction to the limping/body dragging?

Occasionally they get mud balls on their feet, but this girl got stuck in between some sticks and the chicken wire, and hasn't walked right since. I removed all of the sticks. She likely poked her belly, and it got infected.

 

[el dorado quail]

Well good luck. If it is an infection you'll probably need oral antibiotics. Have no experience with that but maybe someone will come talk about what they've done

 

[DK newbie]

Not sure what the lump is, but I just want to comment that the bird looks like a roo to me..

 

[Kaya1]

Not sure what the lump is, but I just want to comment that the bird looks like a roo to me..

She kinda does, but all my birds are females.

 

[MrModina]

The same exact thing happened to my hen. And I just changed them over to a wire floor a couple of weeks ago. It looks identical. I just put her in a quarantine coop with a solid floor with pine shavings. Hopefully, that helps. Whatever happened with your hen?