Chick with possible face cancer

[Abigrayl]

Hi everyone, I have a chick that’s a few days old that doesn’t look very good. She had a lump on her nose and I thought it was mud and tried to clean it off but its flesh and she started bleeding. She also has a growth/injury in her eye. I’m treating with bactroban on the beak and Tobramycin 3mg in the eye. Please take a look and tell me your thoughts.

 

[Abigrayl]

It seems to have developed shortly after she hatched and I don’t think its related to an injury.

 

[Cheekychook12]

I’m not totally sure but I think cancer is unlikely in newly hatched chicks
Could anything like a spider or mosquito have bitten her?

 

[Abigrayl]

@Cheekychook12 yes it definitely could be a mosquito. We have a problem with them here at the moment. Thank you for giving me some hope.

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like mosquitoes have spread fowl pox virus. The scabs can become large on baby chicks. Make sure that it is getting enough to eat and drink. Betadine or povidone iodine can be applied to scabs with a QTip to help dry them out. Usually the virus lasts about 3 weeks. Here is some reading about fowl pox:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/fowl-pox-prevention-treatmen/
Here is where to find generic Betadine in the first aid aisle of Walmart:
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Equate-F...y&athancid=236247392&athena=true&athbdg=L1600