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Be careful with DE (diatomataceous earth,) since it can irritate both chicken and human lungs and eyes. I don’t use it.

I am not sure if fire ants could have been the culprit of not. It is really great that the swelling is down. Apparently, fire ants are very difficult to get rid of. Getting rid of the queens is the most effective way. Permethrin, pyrethrins, carbaryl (Sevin,) and spinosad are some products that...

The comb looks flopped over which can be common in some breeds, and it has some marks on it that could be pecking or injury, or possibly insect bites on the tips. I wouldn’t worry about tick born illnesses at this time. I have read where they are more rare in the US. Let us know how or if the...

You can pull the wattles down and and put it into the back of the throat. Or crush it into a little scrambled egg, slip it into some liverwurst or chicken. Just make sure she eats it.

Ticks can inject a blood thinner that causes bleeding into the tissue, and may look bluish like a bruise. There have been quite a few of those posted about here. Ticks can spread some bad diseases, so I would look around for ticks in the coop, and think about spraying with permethrin.

It is probably a tick bite or sting. I would give her 1/2 of a 25 mg benadryl tablet to see if the swelling goes down.