Bulge below ear (firm)

[Tram]

Ear canal is clear and the bulge is firm. Vet said to wait for it to burst or lance it then give antibiotics. Gave her Tylan 200 for a week with no difference. Today she seems more docile than normal. Anyone familiar with this in their flock?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It's likely related to whatever was going on with your rooster a while back.
Some illnesses and parasites can be spread through shared food and drinking water.

Does she have any lesions inside the beak at all?


https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/infection-with-foaming-eye-and-swelling.1558653/

 

[Tram]

Opened her mouth this morning and don't see anything that looks out of the normal. Pressed on the bulge and seems pretty firm. Must admit I am hesitant to lance it. Not sure how deep do I cut or do I just slice the skin open and then see if I can mash it like a zit?

I do have one more girl who has a foaming eye (no respitory issues observed) that I am am getting another Excede injection for.

 

[Eggcessive]

Have you checked the inside of the ear canal with a QTip for any gunk or ear mites? Trauma from pecking or scratching, a respiratory disease, or even a cyst could be possibilities.

 

[Tram]

Picked up the injections today and when I lanced that bulge. The blood just poured out. I swear I didn't go deep. You would think she was in the killing cone.

I tried blood clotting powder with no luck. Ended up putting 4 stitches to close it up and applied more blood clotting powder. Bulge is still there and I am not sure she is gonna make it through the night.

I am so depressed atm, I didn't realize owning a large flock meant becoming a vet. But no way I can run to the vet for every bird issue.

 

[Eggcessive]

That sounds like it may have been a tumor.

 

[chickenE]

When you lanced it, was it only blood coming out? Did you get any pus or white gunk?

 

[Tram]

No pus, no white gunk. Just a lot of blood.

 

[Tram]

Update: she has passed on.
Next time I will use a syringe to test the lump first. She lost way too much blood.

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh no, I am very sorry for your loss. Would you want your state vet to do a necropsy to find out what the mass was? Here is a list of state vets:
https://www.metzerfarms.com/poultry-labs.html