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No, I don’t detect a bad smell ?Does her mouth smell? Canker has a super bad odor.
It is probably just grain that got stuck in her mouth somehow. I would check again tomorrow or the next day, but it doesn't sound like canker.No, I don’t detect a bad smell ?
It looks like pus, I got some off with a Q-tip. She’s having troubles eating so it’s bothering her. Wondering what I should do. It’s been there a few days.It is probably just grain that got stuck in her mouth somehow. I would check again tomorrow or the next day, but it doesn't sound like canker.
The piece on the Q-tip is what I was able to gently swab off. The rest is still attached to her mouth. I didn’t want to scrub it too hard but it didn’t want to come offIt is just a little piece of something coming out of the side of inside of her mouth? Am I reading the picture right?
Could be an injury from foraging or her normal behavior. Harder to treat in mouth... oral systemic broad spectrum antibiotic would be the go to.It looks like pus, I got some off with a Q-tip. She’s having troubles eating so it’s bothering her. Wondering what I should do. It’s been there a few days.
thank you !It might be a yeast infection. See post #4 in this link:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hen-trying-to-eat-but-cant.1598035/#post-27170402