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Post by lemoniee on Jun 3, 2009 15:49:32 GMT -5
When i was checking over one of our chickens i noticed that her comb has black patches on it and it feels dry to touch, is this a normal thing? she is healthy in herself and laying eggs, eating, drinking etc...
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Post by happychicks on Jun 5, 2009 18:02:46 GMT -5
Hi there
Hens that are coming into moult get dark combs and sometimes they can be under the weather too. If she isnt moulting can you give me some more info, How is her poo? Does he tummy feel OK or swolen? Is her bum clean? Does she get regular worming?
It could be simple moulting or she could be ill. If she is moulting, leave her a while and see if it rectifies itself. If she isn't pop her to the vets as it could be a number of things, liver problems being one of them.
Rather than point you to another site I will copy the info for you. I am NOT saying it is this but get her checked out
Blackhead (Histomoniasis, Enterohepatitis)
Birds affected are: turkeys, peafowl, guinea fowl, pheasant and chickens
Blackhead is an acute or chronic protozoan disease of fowl, primarily affecting the cecae and liver. called Histomonas meleagridis
The disease is present wherever poultry are raised
It is a parasite organism called a protozoa, and is a distant cousin of the coccidia parasite
For the disease to spread amongst fowl the flock must also be infected with the caecal worm
This worm survives in the fowl yard soil, earthworms
This disease affects the large intestine, then attacks the liver
The chooks bowl is eaten by the parasite and then it attacks the liver
When the chooks die their heads go black, hence the name
Symptoms
Birds develop foamy yellow diarrhoea and sit huddled up
They appear depressed and ill
They stop eating and get very thin
Increased thirst
Droopiness
Drowsiness
Darkening of the facial region
The birds can be so ill, that their wattle and comb goes blue (thus the name blackhead)
If not treated the birds usually die
Any sulphur coloured foamy droppings should be considered as blackhead, even if the bird is not showing any other signs of the disease
Blackhead acts as an immune suppressor, which will allow other diseases to have greater effect on your birds health
It may cause stunted growth, poor feed utilization and then death
Prevention
Good management practices can do much to control the blackhead problem. Do not keep birds of different species on the same premises. Do not range turkeys on ground previously used by chickens unless several years have elapsed. Rotate ranges periodically if possible. Cecal worm control is necessary to reduce blackhead incidence. Wire or slatted floors reduce exposure.
Good management is the only effective method of preventing this disease since many of the effective drugs used in past years are no longer available commercially. Drugs that reduce the presence of cecal worms, and thus reduce the infection rate, are available but do not have an effect on the Histomonas organism. Refer to the cecal worm section for recommended control practices.
Necropsy
Lesions of uncomplicated blackhead are confined to the cecae and liver, thus the reason for the synonymous term, enterohepatitis.
The cecae are ballooned and walls may be thickened, necrotic and ulcerated.
Caseous (cheesy) cores within the cecae may be blood tinged.
Peritonitis may be present if ulcers have perforated the ceca walls.
Livers are swollen and display circular depressed areas of necrosis about one-half inch in diameter.
Smaller lesions coalesce to form larger ones.
Lesions are yellowish to yellow-green and extend deeply into the underlying liver tissue. Healing lesions may resemble those seen in visceral leukosis.
Blackhead diagnosis is made readily on the basis of the lesions.
Atypical forms, particularly in chickens, must be differentiated from cecal coccidiosis and Salmonella infections in particular.
Medications may interfere with atypical lesions.
Laboratory tests may be required for positive diagnosis in such cases.
Treatment:
Dose birds with EMETRYL (Active ingredient Dimetridiazole) at the dosage recommended by the manufacturer or use Hepzide, Enhaptin –always follow vet advice & read label recommendations before giving any medication
You can only get it these from a veterinarian
It is important to worm your flock every eight to twelve weeks using an efficient wormer eg. Levamisole at the manufacturers dose rate
Do not mix it with any other medication
Treat for blackhead first EMETRYL
Then treat for worms Levamisole
Without proper worming treatments, blackhead will be a recurring problem
Now as you say she is well it may be the time of year for her. If it were mine I would air on the cautious side and take her to the vets for a check up. If she has got problems its best she goes sooner rather than later BUT if she is merely moulting it may be a waste of money.
It is your call I am affraid. Nobody can tell you what to do but these are two of the possibilities. I have had a few hens that have all of a sudden come out in splodges of black on their comb and they have lived a long and happy normal life.
The info provided isnt there to scare you, nor am I a vet. Its there to educate and make you aware it may be something else.
Like I say its your call.
kindest regards
Simon
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Post by happychicks on Jun 5, 2009 18:08:39 GMT -5
Having done some further investigations and reading it seems quite an awful lot of hens get this. If the black is pitted and scabby it could be foul pox, if its not it could be what a million hens get all the time and there is absolutely nothing whatsoever to worry about.
Look above at the symptoms for Blackhead, does she have any? If not I dont think you need worry. It maybe just a hen thing.
Simon
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Post by thebdj on Jun 6, 2009 6:16:03 GMT -5
Hi. How interesting this should have been posted as I was going to ask something similar myself.
One of my ladies has always had what I would describe as a 'dirty' comb. She has now started laying and doesn't seem to have any problems whatsoever. The bits of colour I can see of the comb seem to be becoming red nicely but other bits seem to be grey/black. She seems to be perfectly healthy and nothing is affecting her that I can see.
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Post by lemoniee on Jun 6, 2009 7:35:28 GMT -5
Hi, Thanks for the very useful reply on this, ive been checking her since i noticed it and like i say she seems happy, laying eggs but i think she laid a yellow sloppy poo (sorry i kno gross!) yester evening, she had just been eating grass tho? i think ill ask my fella to take her to the vets just to check her over, how often do i have to worm my ladies? sorry im new to this and have been a pain!!  |
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Post by momto19girls on May 30, 2016 8:41:49 GMT -5
I have 9 non laying hens and I have 9 hens that are laying. 4 of them have combs that are grayish/black. They eat, drink, lay and act just fine. Their combs just aren't pretty and rosy red like the others. I got them a week ago yesterday and they were like that. I know they are laying because I've actually seen one of them lay!! Any suggestions? They aren't nasty, crusty or have scales on them!
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Post by Loren on Jul 8, 2016 21:23:39 GMT -5
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Post by izzy on Oct 20, 2016 17:31:54 GMT -5
My chickens come is turning black like at the base and her wattles are also turning black too. Plus she is loosing her neck feathers all the way around. What is this and what can i do?
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Post by Kylie on Jan 28, 2017 3:56:44 GMT -5
This is exactly what is happening to my girls ?? did you find out why?
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