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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    Thanks to everyone for their advice. Sadly she suddenly wasn't doing so well and I felt the kindest thing after 3 weeks of nursing her was to stop her suffering any more. We had a long, lovely cuddle in the winter sunshine before I dispatched her (I hate that job, but my allotment neighbour who...
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    Sadly we can't get prescriptions like that in the UK without a vet doing it and I can't take her to a vet 🙁
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    So it's been nearly 2 weeks now and she is still ok in herself and lively but still has the lump and unable to swallow properly so can't eat hard pellets. I'm giving her thyme infusion still. Her mouth doesn't look great inside and she smells more 'off' than she did. I don't know what else to...
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    I think I replied earlier in the wrong place! It doesn't seem to be growing any more than it is now - no obvious strong odour but couldn't get too far into her mouth to check. I think the stuff inside her mouth looks a bit better. Today she managed some harder food for the first time in a week...
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    It's a bit tricky to see inside but it looks a bit like a cream coloured/grey growth with a scab on. It smells a bit "off' now but the lump on the outside seems to be going down a bit and not as hard. Her tongue seems fine. I've probed a bit but she got really stressed about it so I stopped 😒
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    I think this is better - looks like there might be something not great inside her mouth. Any ideas? Thanks for all your advice.
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    Not great shot as really hard to get her to keep her mouth open 🙁 Couldn't really see inside that easily either even without trying to take a photo....
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    And thank you for the welcome 😀
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    Will try to tomorrow - too dark now! Is there anything particular I should be looking out for? Thanks
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    Light Sussex hen with hard red lump under beak

    Hi, hoping someone might have dealt with something similar - I noticed a couple of days ago my hen was having trouble eating pellets (all the other hens seem fine). On inspection I noticed this lump (see pic). She seems fine in herself and happy to eat porridge and soft foods that I'm feeling...
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