2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[thehall]

Hi there

 

I'm a pretty much new chicken owner. I got 3 chickens about 6 weeks ago [i think they're now about 22 weeks old]. One of them [a sicilian buttercup] has developed a noticeable lump on her face, just in front of her eye. In diameter, it's about the size of her eye and is distinctly raised into a neat hemisphere shape. Colour-wise, it's just the same colour as the rest of her face, not discoloured in any way.

 

Any thoughts as to what it might be? Trip to the vet in order?

[Egluntyne]

Trip to the vet in order?

 

I'd say so. It sounds as if her sinuses might be affected/infected.

[Redwing]

I agree, that sounds like it needs antibiotics sorry

[Cheryl]

Yes its deffo that.. need some antibiotics.. Tylan or Baytril .

[Shanijo]

Hi there we've had the same problem with one of our chucks and it turned out to be a fungal infection. She needed and operation to remove the lump and now she's on baytril to keep the infection away. Our chuck has her stitches out in a weeks time but she has recovered well. If you check my one post on this forum you will see a picture the header is called Chicken with a bad eye help!.

 

 

Regards

Nigel and Sharon