Maybe this article will help with your decision (graphic pictures):
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/sinus-infection-removal-in-a-peafowl.75364/
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/sinus-infection-removal-in-a-peafowl.75364/
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Those are good questions. @casportpony shared the article, so hopefully she can chime in with some tips.Wow - those are helpful graphics. I've found one other thread with a peafowl face surgery on the site but missed that one in my searches. I will consult with my husband again. I wish we had a local guru to help us out with another surgery attempt as I'm just not sure we have the skills/nerve to do a good job.
Two questions - we had a lot of trouble immobilizing this hen when we tried surgery the first time - she's pretty big and pretty feisty. I noticed that pea fowl was duct taped into some sacks. If we get our hen more tightly wrapped is there a chance she'll keep her head more still? I had her wrapped in a towel last time and turned as much on her side as I could get her but she was definitely not calm or still, esp with her head exposed.
Second question - is there any a chance that an infection that was more threadlike/ribbony could turn into a hard nodule like the kernels you see in bumblefoot or the lump that came out of the pea fowl's sinus/cheek?
Curious if anyone has any experiences with honey and chicken infections as I haven't seen it mentioned much on the site although I know it is coming to be more widely accepted and used by vets.