What is wrong with my duck?!?-large lump on top of her head

Thepoopsmiths said:

My duck has the same thing. Just showed up one day, been there for about a month. The reason I let it go for so long is that at first it just looked like feathers pulled by the drake. Then I removed the drake and noticed it wasn't going away. After checking it there is a hard mass, not attatched to the skull but floating at the base in a way. Very odd feeling. I was an ED nurse for 15 yrs and feel comfortable with doing small surgery on my animals and have done so for years, but it is so close to the base of the skull I worry it is a mass on the spinal cord. She is not distressed and has been healthy otherwise other than a case of bumble foot.
Curious how the duck above turned out... unfortunately maybe it didn't turn out.

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Amiga said:

Just an idea - I have heard of something like feather cysts - clumps of feather tissue that don't grow normally. Almost

Amiga said:

Just an idea - I have heard of something like feather cysts - clumps of feather tissue that don't grow normally. Almost like ingrown hairs,,,,

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Maybe a warm compress would help then?

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DRAMIREZ45 said:

Any updates?i have a femal duck with a pretty large bump on her head too, I just saw it yesterday.She just had 7 babies.Did you figure out what it was by any chance?

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