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5/21/12 at 11:58pm

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I recently noticed that my 5 year old black chicken has developed a huge lump on her nostril, it is quite large and i am worried this may be a fatal disease or tumor. She stopped laying eggs 1 year ago and we let her live her life instead of giving her the 'chop'. She looks normal besides a few white feathers that are still yet to develop from molting. I was researching and found out that it may be a

Fowl pox lesion. Is this possible? Do i cut the lump off? What is it? What do i do? Will it affect her life- spam? If anybody has any information on what this could be, your help would be highly appreciated! Thnx

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5/22/12 at 3:26am

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Fowl pox are normally dark in color wart-like lesions located on wattles and comb... but can infect nostrils, eyes, mouth (inside as well.) Also, sinus canker could be a problem you're dealing with. It has a foul odor. A pic would help.

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5/23/12 at 3:41am

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Thank you very much, i recently took my hen to the vet and the vet said that she simply had a cold or virus that caused mucus to appear in a large lump on her nostril. The vet removed the lump and gave her a course of antibiotics. We had to isolate her from the other chicken while she was on this medication. Thanks!

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5/23/12 at 10:41am

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do you have any pics of what it looked like? And did the vet put her under to remove it? Just curious,

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