gongladosh Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I noticed tonight that one of my hens, Kiki, seems to have been pecking herself a little bit. It's on her back between the wings near the tail feathers but nowhere near the vent. She was pecking it a little tonight, and was doing the same last week (I assumed she was just preening last week). She's not pecking any other part of her body. I opened up the feathers, and found a small stump that by the looks of it once had a feather there, but other than that, it's not infected or even sore looking. I couldn't see lice etc, and is otherwise very happy, laying, dust bathing, eating, scratching around, drinking etc. Here's a close-up of the stump in the centre of the photo: http://www.hopsandmalt.com/images/kiki.jpg Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 No need to worry . It's her preen gland . You're not the first to think it was something sinister . (I've removed the codes in your photo as it was a bit big!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gongladosh Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Brilliant, cheers for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
