Chicken ear has a feather impaction????

[FortCluck]

I did it a very long time ago in my 20s then I became a groomer because I was over doing necropsies on puppies.

There was a black lab puppy that came in that someone got for Christmas that got a hold of rat poisoning. We did everything for that poor puppy and I went home thinking about that dog and woke up going into work happy to see the dog to see how it was progressing... It was deadI put in my two weeks that day. seeing that family the next day broke my heart into 9 million pieces.

We used lidocaine in the syringe though. I have used lidocaine that's in the aloe products for my animals because it is non-toxic.

 

[FortCluck]

@Cedar Creek Farm Lady I honestly think that there could be some sort of infection because you said it got attacked by a dog right?

They may say that dog's mouths are very clean but when a dog bites you or any type of animal bites you there is a huge risk for infection.

I would put some type of antibiotic ointment on it. See if the swelling goes down first.

 

[21hens-incharge]

I did it a very long time ago in my 20s then I became a groomer because I was over doing necropsies on puppies.

There was a black lab puppy that came in that someone got for Christmas that got a hold of rat poisoning. We did everything for that poor puppy and I went home thinking about that dog and woke up going into work happy to see the dog to see how it was progressing... It was deadI put in my two weeks that day. seeing that family the next day broke my heart into 9 million pieces.

We used lidocaine in the syringe though. I have used lidocaine that's in the aloe products for my animals because it is non-toxic.

I am so sorry. I know that has to be the worst part of the job.
I will hug my bloodhound puppy for you. She is very squishy.

 

[FortCluck]

I am so sorry. I know that has to be the worst part of the job.
I will hug my bloodhound puppy for you. She is very squishy.

Omg a bloodhound!!!! Those are gorgeous. I have a beagle, a Jack Russell mix, a pug mix, and a pitbull mix. Plus a cat who thinks he's a dog

 

[azygous]

No pain killers! Not even a little in an antibiotic ointment! You wouldn't spray WD40 on his ear because it's toxic and lidocaine is the same thing. A vet can use lidocaine in surgical procedures but they know what they're doing.

Place a couple drops of hydrogen peroxide on the ear and the matted feathers to soften the mess, then clean with a Q-tip just the opening. Then use this product to treat the infection and reduce the swelling and pain. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025YOJXS/?tag=backy-20

 

[FortCluck]

No pain killers! Not even a little in an antibiotic ointment! You wouldn't spray WD40 on his ear because it's toxic and lidocaine is the same thing. A vet can use lidocaine in surgical procedures but they know what they're doing.

Place a couple drops of hydrogen peroxide on the ear and the matted feathers to soften the mess, then clean with a Q-tip just the opening. Then use this product to treat the infection and reduce the swelling and pain. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0025YOJXS/?tag=backy-20

Antibiotic ointment from what I know is not toxic to birds. You could use vetericyn as well....

Insinuating that I would put something toxic on my animals on purpose is quite disgusting. I use every type of knowledge that I've learned in a veterinarian office.

I will let you have the spotlight

 

[azygous]

Antibiotic ointment from what I know is not toxic to birds. You could use vetericyn as well....

Insinuating that I would put something toxic on my animals on purpose is quite disgusting. I use every type of knowledge that I've learned in a veterinarian office.

I will let you have the spotlight

Antibiotic ointment is not the thing that is toxic to chickens. Lidocaine is the toxic agent as is anything ending in "caine". I was using a language construct called a simile when I compared lidocaine to WD40. There was nothing about the statement accusing you of anything.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I tried with the tweezers, there's no ear opening anymore on that side, it scarred over, that swollen area is the earlobe full of feathers or something. It squawked when I messed with it. I thought I could lance it to release whatever is impacted in that pocket. I would like to numb it though.

I'm sorry about your hen.
Any way you can get a photo of what is blocking the inside of the ear?
I would think that with the swelling, there may be infection.
I agree you can put 1-2 drops of Peroxide in the ear to help soften up whats in there so it can be removed. It may be a "plug" of pus. I would not lance at this point, have a helper to hold her (you can wrap her loosely in a towel to capture her wings), then see what you can do about working on the ear. If you are able to pull anything else, apply triple antibiotic ointment/original Neosporin in the ear.

Keep us posted.

 

[Pennys Mama]

I will see about catching her again tonight to try the peroxide. She's very tolerant of me, she likes being cottled.

I've been busy with a triple batch quail hatch/lockdown. I'll get a better picture of where the opening to her ear should be so y'all can see it's totally closed/covered over.

 

[FortCluck]

How is this chicken doing now?