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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    The hen didn't make it. Guess it was expected & she is better off. She took a turn for the worse after I gave her the second feeding today. I had the medication mixed in and for some reason whenever I gave her the medicine she would start gapping violently shaking her head during the week and...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Quick update 2 feedings so far and she seems a bit more energized but it takes about 15 minutes after the feeding. It appears like whatever is in her mouth is starting to break away but too early to tell at the point. Maybe her tongue will eventually appear. Pulled these 2 pieces out this...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Picked up some 3/16" airline and a food syringe from bed, bath, & beyond which fits the tube perfectly. Measured from the crop to the end of the beak and marked it off with a piece of tape. Gave her a mixture of the listed baby bird food, egg yolk, coconut oil, watermelon juice and honey. See...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Okay I might go that route to give her some time..........thank you
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    The only issue now is she is having trouble swallowing food and does not appear to have a tongue. The inside of her mouth is messed up not sure she can recover from this and the bulge is about the same size. Maybe its some kind of tumor just don't know. She was shaking her tail feather yesterday...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    I have some good news but still very too soon to tell. I reached my breaking point and considered cutting open her throat area to see if I could squeeze something out but I also noticed I didn't see her tongue when I pried open her beak to place the eyedropper. I decided to swab the throat again...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    I was hoping the throat canker if that is what's going on here would have reduced in size but doesn't seem to be the case. Anyone know the average number of days it takes I thought I read about 4 days somewhere. I have done just about everything so far. Still giving her the same medication the...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Yes I am doing that now. She is the biggest & heaviest hen we have so I think she might have enough reserve to make it. Doing nothing wouldn't be an option at this point so we will have to take the risk. Could go either way will keep my fingers crossed. Thanks.
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    You were probably right that first medication was useless. It would be impossible for those tiny capsules to contain 250mg of Metronidazole when I compare it to the amount in these packets i just picked up. I'm hoping at this point she can still recover. She could barely breathe this morning...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Can't really wait for the meds to arrive so I gave her this in the mean time each packet contains 250 mg of Metronidazole & 75 mg of Praziquantel. It's powder mixed with water & was able to get down about half of it for now. Can't really worry about whatever that second ingredient is because she...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Can anything be done to relieve the swollen area as a last ditch attempt?
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Thanks I ordered this morning. The swelling is about the same.
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Canker Max Capsules Ingredients listed at Metrodinazole, Dimetrodazole, Thyme, Oregano, Vita King Products Of course I was also wondering is this legit. She looks the same although she is eating of course it goes down slowly and all wet foods. Any thoughts? And she was cleaning herself...
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    Ah..........okay thank you very much. I thought I went pretty deep with the syringe but it was the first time I have ever done it. I will just leave it and keep an eye on her.
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    Bulge under hens beak.......any thoughts on how to proceed

    I'm still wondering if this is an air sac issue because of the poultry dust. How long does it take for a canker to resolve itself? And can anyone direct me to the how to of puncturing the air sac in the throat area if that does become necessary at some point. I did attempt it in beginning not...
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