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Expert: Abi - 10/28/2009


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Hi there,
One of my Americana hens a wart looking lump on her foot. It's looks like a wart only it looks filled with puss and there is a hard padding underneath the lump. Any ideas on what this is? Thank you so much!
-Kali Luitjen

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Hello Kali,

Just have to say- 'Americana' is NOT a breed of chicken. Araucana is. They have a lot of interesting history :)

This is something which a vet needs to look at- it will probably need to be lanced or something. Sounds like she's got something stuck in there

Thanks for your question.

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I CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS ON ANIMALS OTHER THAN CHICKENS/DUCKS/GEESE- I WILL TRY BUT THEY ARE NOT MY SPECIALIST SUBJECT- PLEASE DO NOT ASK ME QUESTIONS ABOUT BUDGIES, FINCHES, PARROTS, COCKATIELS OR OTHER 'EXOTIC' BIRDS. I can answer questions on pretty much all CHICKEN breeds, including fancy and bantam birds. I can give advice on how to get the best egg production, brightest yolk colours and darkest egg shell colours, breeding (using broody hens, not incubators), bird problems/illnesses. I can give advice on all aspects of basic chicken care but I breed chickens for my own pleasure only, I do not often show or sell my birds.

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I own and breed a wide range of chickens, but I speciallise in cochins and crevecour bantams; crevecours have a large crest (an afro!) so I can answer questions on problems concerning them; cochins have feathered legs, which leads to no end of problems which I have experienced! I also own a large flock of domestic, rescued 'battery' hens, and a single maran hen, Hilda, who is the matriarch of her flock, so I can give advice on how to get the best colour of maran eggs!

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