Duck's Bill "Growth"

[Jpat]

Yeah ive been researching photos and websites since you posted on and off and i CANT find anything close

Closest is a scratch like a sharp point or nail drug accross the bill, Barbed wire fence or something

Whats your fence material?
Whats your coop built out of?
Electric fence?
Do you check them and look closely at them everyday?

These are scratches i found online it seams mabye after their healed they end up looking like what you have but iam sure you wouldve seen wounds when they were fresh

Can you get a picture or look on the inside of the bill? The roof of his mouth basicaly

I swear it looks like something bit it and drug its teeth down his bill


One more waaay out of the box idea is when i cut wood the resin drips right out of balsa pine and fur trees and dries like epoxy on me... Just a thaught

But im no expert just trying to help

 

[Kkrista123]

I just did a lot of research on this and here is what I found. Do NOT google it unless you have a TOUGH stomach. Aviary can contract "nasal leeches" from certain water and surrounding areas. I am not sure if this is what is going on, but just a guess. A vet would know for sure. Basically, the leeches attach to their bill because it's an easy place to latch on. They make their way up the nose. Have the 'spots' moved at all?

 

[casportpony]

Good luck at the vet tomorrow!

 

[MissChick@dee]

 

[Hotspurious]

Thx again to all for your concerns and suggestions.

More to follow over the next 14 days.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Sure hoping meds do their job!

 

[Cayuga momma]

Hmmm, I haven't seen anything like this either. It almost looks like she got into some kind of adhesive that stuck and dried to her bill. I'm guessing you tried to wash it off with soap and warm water and didn't come off.

 

[Hotspurious]

Hmmm, I haven't seen anything like this either. It almost looks like she got into some kind of adhesive that stuck and dried to her bill. I'm guessing you tried to wash it off with soap and warm water and didn't come off.

Cayuga, I did indeed. I went so far as to use a vibrating toothbrush and soapy water to gently try to remove the growth - thinking at first it was simply something stuck to her. Unfortunately... No joy. I believe it's a growth.

 

[Hotspurious]

She was splashing about in a pool of water when I went to get her for a pic. The shiny around the nostril is just water.

 

[MissChick@dee]

At first glance they look like leaches. Poor baby.