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some of my chickens have terribly red skin, almost rashy looking all over their body. anyone have this experience with their birds?
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Sat, May 30, 2009 - 8:59 AMIs it where feathers are missing and do you have a rooster? -
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Sat, May 30, 2009 - 10:52 AMno feathers missing. he is a rooster. no picking. and he shakes his head from side to side, in kinda a Queen Latifa way. the redness is on his whole body. -
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Sat, May 30, 2009 - 2:43 PMhuh, the whole body? Well my guess would be ohioline.osu.edu/vme-fact/0018.html
your going to need to flip him around and really check him
so is the head shaking new? If yes, is he wobbly, body shaky, looks drunk at times? -
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Sat, May 30, 2009 - 6:17 PMno the head shaking isnt new, not shaky, nor drunk. just waves his wattle, looks like attitude. -
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Sat, May 30, 2009 - 6:20 PMwhen I butchered the birds i did see little pods on the base of feather shaft, just like the first picture on that site.
lice, oooo, nice! -
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Sun, May 31, 2009 - 4:51 AMthanks for the info Lisa. I wonder if the red skin is related to the lice. -
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Sun, May 31, 2009 - 10:36 AMhmmm
just looked in my chicken books, it doesn't seem like they would, unless it's just a general irritant and causing inflammation
let me ask my chicken doctor, I'll send out an email
but before I do let me clarify, the skin is red under the feathers, no loss of feathers or scaly patches, no behavior differences or loss of appetite? Only one rooster has the red skin and it's recent? -
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Mon, June 1, 2009 - 4:56 AMactually a couple of my chickens have it. You know Lisa, it's hard to say what his appetite is because I haven't quarantined him yet so I dont know when her eats, but he doesnt look skniny. I'll try to get a hold of him and take a picture.
YOU are always so helpful. Thank you.
wish we could meet. -
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Mon, June 1, 2009 - 9:34 AMaawww, well thank you very much, I wish we could too
okay, sending off my email, we shall see what she says -
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email from my chicken vet..
Thu, June 4, 2009 - 5:12 PMsorry ...
Hi Lisa,
Usually red skin is a common thing for chickens who have
lost feathers and the skin is exposed to the sun so it is more or
less like a sunburn. If the red skin is under the feathers and
there are no mites or lice causing an irritation then I'm really
not sure.
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Re: email from my chicken vet..
Sat, June 6, 2009 - 7:00 AMthanks Lisa.
I offed a couple of roos and they had lice. Most likely the problem.
I appreciate your effort.
A.
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