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Sudden comb growth, 3y/o hen
John:
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These are the pictures of the 3 y/o (2010) hens comb. It is such a change for her. There has been no injury, just growth this spring. Her two hatchmates are normal and laying great right now. Better than I expected for 3 y/os.
Clare
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Beth C:
It looks to me like it's more than the comb - the rest of the tissue around her face, especially her eyes, looks swollen, too.
Mike Gilbert:
Don't want to seem unkind, but with those black eyes and the misshapen comb I would not want to breed from her anyway. If she is a pet, just enjoy her for what she is. She may or may not have hormone issues, I would guess probably so, but if you would be in a better position to know than we are.
dak:
--- Quote from: Mike Gilbert on April 13, 2013, 10:53:56 AM ---Don't want to seem unkind, but with those black eyes and the misshapen comb I would not want to breed from her anyway. If she is a pet, just enjoy her for what she is. She may or may not have hormone issues, I would guess probably so, but if you would be in a better position to know than we are.
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If you enlarge the last pic you can see the eye is a long way from Black. The misshapen, enlarged comb is a new issue it has been normal for years. Thus my question.
dak:
Update - This hen died yesterday. I found her in the coop. She had been free ranging the day before, which is remarkable in the fact that she has a huge tumor in her abdomen. I believe it was ovarian in origin, as I could not find any normal ovarian tissue.
Clare
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