Stand her on a table so you don't have to hold her. While she's on the table, pull her to your body, drape one arm over her and lock her in with your elbow, this frees up the hand on the draped arm and you have a free hand/arm too. Alternatively, swaddle her in a towel to capture her wings, then you should be able to handle her more easily.
Attached is a pix today. Definitely yellow, barely smelled anything-maybe vaguely like a cows mouth, like grass, but had to almost get nose to beak to smell. Not sure if canker would be strong like dead animal? Swelling underneath is not squishy. Thought maybe infection, tried to lance but nothing came out, inside red not yellow-no pus and didn’t bleed. Would canker make swelling? Tried to take off the yellow in mouth, but only got a little. It was bleeding and she was in much pain-like I was pulling her skin. Not sure how to proceed. I will do Epsom treatments until copper sulphate gets here. Thinking I might should order some antibiotic? Which is most feasible?
Sorry about your hen
