Growth/lump/rock like thing INSIDE one side of wattle

[thegreenacrehomestead]

Hi everyone! My dixie rainbow roo looks like he has a rock stuck in his wattle or maybe a growth or something. It's very hard but when I touched it he didn't seem to care at all. It isn't bleeding or oozing and there's no pus. He's eating, drinking, and struttin' his stuff - no sign of respiratory https://photos.app.goo.gl/1McdQxZCDz6QbGG59

 

[Kiki]

Hi there!

Does it look like a rock or a scab?


I'd like to point out that chicken pus is hard...it is not like human pus.
Also I think your boy has some bugs living on him...they might be fleas.

 

[thegreenacrehomestead]

Hi there!

Does it look like a rock or a scab?


I'd like to point out that chicken pus is hard...it is not like human pus.
Also I think your boy has some bugs living on him...they might be fleas.
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Yes - they are fleas, they're being treated. I swear I'm not a bad chicken mama! It's been extremely hot and rainy here in Florida and the fleas are putting up a good fight. It's really hard to tell if it's more of a rock or scab but I think I was leaning towards scab.

I didn't know that about chicken pus - thank you for the information! I'm going to pick him up and separate him tomorrow. He's only 3 months old and I think my only Dixie Roo ): Thank you for your help! While I have you, any suggestions on fleas? Right now I spray the ground with sevin when they aren't around and with vet's best essential oil spray which works wonderfully and is safe for the chooks. I'm always open to new suggestions and ideas!

 

[Kiki]

Permethrin.
This exact product is labeled for chickens but you don't have to buy it...look for a permethrin spray for both your yard and to use on the birds.

Martin's PERMETHRIN spray

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I'm thinking @casportpony will know better if the scab should be removed and the the pus removed or not.

 

[Kathy Golla]

Permethrin works great and is the best solution, but just a warning it is toxic to bees and cats. Read about it on the label and internet about how to avoid problems. To avoid toxicity to bees for instance spraying at night is a solution.

 

[thegreenacrehomestead]

Permethrin works great and is the best solution, but just a warning it is toxic to bees and cats. Read about it on the label and internet about how to avoid problems. To avoid toxicity to bees for instance spraying at night is a solution.

Is there an egg withdrawal period? Thanks for all the help, y'all!

 

[Eggcessive]

Those are stick tight fleas. The growth on the wattle looks a bit like canker (trichomoniasis,) but I have only seen pictures of it around the beak or nose. Maybe @dawg53 or @sourland will see this and offer an opinion.

The stick tight fleas may need to be removed with tweezers. Apply an antibiotic ointment or vaseline ointment to the area after removing the fleas. Your coop will for sure need to be treated with a permethrin or pyrethrin based spray. Old beeding should be removed, and some burn it away from coop. Other animals including dogs and livestock can have stick tight fleas. Here is some reading:
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/mg236

 

[Eggcessive]

Here is another link about the sticktight fleas (scroll down the page.) https://www.thehappychickencoop.com/guide-to-chicken-parasites/

Many articles state that the fleas can cause infections in the skin, and perhaps that is what is happening in the wattle. But I would lok at some info about canker just in case. Canker is treated with metronidazole (Fish Zole available online, and Flagyl available by prescription.). Here is some reading about canker:
https://www.merckvetmanual.com/poultry/trichomonosis/overview-of-trichomonosis

 

[Eggcessive]

Canker

 

[dawg53]

Eggcessive got it right. Those are stick tight fleas and permethrin or any other chemical or dust has no effect on them as far as removing them (edited,) neither does ivermectin. You have to suffocate them much like scaly leg mites, then pluck them off one by one with tweezers, almost like ticks with the heads buried in the skin. The only difference is that their heads dont break off like it does sometimes with a tick.
Treating the soil with chemicals really doesnt help because of the rain, not even malathion, liquid sevin nor liquid permethrin. The only way is for them to go away is for it to stop raining and dry up and/or cooler temps. Or if it were dry enough, you could burn an exclusion zone outside the pen perimeter 6' out from the base of the pen, if your birds are penned all the time. Speaking of burning; burn all bedding. Spray the inside of the coop with a bleachwater mixture to include roosts and nest boxes. Let it dry and repeat one more time, it should help control them. It wont work on soil.

As far as the wattle goes, I'd open it up and get that infection out of there. Then flush it with betadine and pack it with neosporin. Just to be safe, open his mouth and see if there are any lesions present.
I forgot to add that stick tight fleas dont transmit diseases unlike other types of fleas.