HELP

[Cragg Klefor]

Poor Gustaf!!
Agree, canker. The cooper sulfate should sort him out, but start it as soon as possible - also agree to dose the whole flock.
I don't know how long the treatment should take sorry, but I believe acidified copper sulphate should only be used for 5 - 7 days and then a few days without (with probiotics) before restarting if necessary.

 

[rebrascora]

Where in the world are you located? Do you have mosquitoes? There are some lesions on the comb which make me wonder if this is fowl pox, possibly wet box since he reports lesions in the mouth too. I'm not sure if canker can also cause lesions on the comb. My guess would be that it is one or the other ailment for sure. If you have bad mosquitos then pox might be the more likely cause, if not go with canker treatment. A photo of the inside of hid mouth might be helpful.

 

[Eggcessive]

I also wonder where you live and if mosquitoes are present. Is the area around the beak damaged from pecking or insect bites, or is it tissue that has been there at the same time that you noticed the yellow lesions and swollen tongue inside the beak? A picture of inside the beak, while someone helps you hold her would be helpful.

The lesions outside the beak certainly appear like canker does, but they look like they have been pecked. I probably would start treatment for canker with Fish Zole (metronidazole) which can be purchased online from pigeon supply stores. But canker has a really bad odor from what I have read. Metronidazole dosage is 250 mg daily for 5 days.

Since wet fowl pox can also cause yellow lesions inside the beak, I would still investigate that possibility. Separate your chicken from others, and disinfect all waterers and feeders with bleach water 10%. Here is some info on canker:
http://www.chickenvet.co.uk/health-and-common-diseases/digestive-problems/index.aspx

http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/canker

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Ok it sounds like photos are needed

 

[Gustaf mom]

Poor Gustaf!!
Agree, canker. The cooper sulfate should sort him out, but start it as soon as possible - also agree to dose the whole flock.
I don't know how long the treatment should take sorry, but I believe acidified copper sulphate should only be used for 5 - 7 days and then a few days without (with probiotics) before restarting if necessary.

Thank you! By some miracle I was able to get a local vet to take a look at him to be sure. Feeling grateful.

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Thank you! By some miracle I was able to get a local vet to take a look at him to be sure. Feeling grateful.

That is great!
What did the vet say??

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Welcome to byc!!!! I hope we can all help you, and your little roo gets better!

 

[Eggcessive]

Let us know what the vet has to say, and glad you were able to get in.

 

[Gustaf mom]

My rooster has a medical problem and I wonder if it is something you have seen. The blue is antibiotic ointment I bought at a farm supply. Inside his mouth his tongue looks a little swollen with yellow corn looking patches. I removed this bantam from other chickens because I thought the blackness was a wound from being bullied by other chickens, so I treat with ointment, but then I saw his tongue and that alarmed me. I don’t know what to do. The veterinarian here does not treat chickens. Can anybody advise? Please help. I really love this rooster. His name is Gustaf

Canker (trichomonosis) is contagious, it's a protozoan infection. Usual treatments are metronidazole or acidified copper sulfate. You need to sanitize all feeders and waterers to help prevent the spread if that is what you are dealing with. You can do a search to find images to compare with your rooster.
Here is more info:
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/canker
https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=ACS

 

[Gustaf mom]

That is great!
What did the vet say??

I paid $87. The vet said it was a canker and that it comes from stress—he insisted that was the only way. He also said no treatment was needed and that it would go away on it’s own. He said I could flush it with salt water till it gets better. No prescription. I asked about copper sulfate and he did not recommend it because he said it is hard to get the right mixture composition and it is dangerous to their liver. Gee... I thought cankers was a protazoan parasite. I could really not believe what I was hearing. He actually said they ONLY happen from stress. I am going to call him tomorrow and ask him why the rest of the world seems to think it should be treated with metronidozole and not just run it’s course. I wanted to really be sure and I thought a vet could help me. I don’t think he cared about my chicken AT ALL, and he is a farm/exotics vet! Any advice on how a nonvet can approach a “qualified” vet on this? I will eat my words if he is right, but why can’t I see evidence that he is right about cankers? Honestly, it sounded like he was thinking about HUMAN cankers that are not passed by doves and pigeons through drinking water. I am really not convinced that he even diagnosed it correctly.