Bulge below earlobe

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Fowl ticks prefer to hide in cracks and crevices like Eggcessive mentioned. I recommend that you tear apart areas in your hen house that are dark (corners) and/or moist/or rotting boards/debris, use a flashlight. Check the area where your bitten hen perches for the night.
 
We have found NO more ticks in the coop or run, or on any other bird. :)

I contacted our local extension office, and a vet there told me that ticks inject an anticoagulant, and that this was probably a large bruise.

I agree! It makes sense!

She looks so much better now. I'd say, back to what she looks like in the first picture I posted here.
 
Yes. Good to know, for sure. That was kind of scary. She is back to normal now.

And they are all scratching in the snow.
 
Tha ks so much for this post. I found a large swollen tick on a swollen area on my black astrlorp. The swollen area was exactly like yours pictured. I was able to get the tick off fully and hope she will be okay.
 

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