How to treat wetpox with no vet around

Are you seeing dry fowl pox scabs on her or any other chickens in your flock? I cannot tell about the comb, and see only one dark mark on the wattles in your pictures, but normally there would be more signs if you have wet pox versus canker. Canker smells bad after a few days according to others that describe it (I have no experience with that,) while wet pox does not have a bad odor.

Canker is treated with metronidazole or ronitazole. Fish Zole, available online (in the US) is metronidazole. Dosage is 250 mg daily for 5-6 days. Do you have access to a veterinarian or drugs in Jordan where you live?

There is no treatment for wet (diphtheritic) pox, aside from assisting the bird to get enough to eat and drink, and possibly removing yellow plaques that may be blocking the inside of the beak and throat. Apparently, those bleed a lot, but it may be necessary to save the life of the chicken.
 
I don't think it smells bad. I will smell when I feed her at the end of the day. The "bag" under her beak is full with something and that makes it difficult for her to swallow her food. View attachment 1819587 View attachment 1819587 View attachment 1819587
I too am having a hard time telling about the comb/wattles whether there are scabs.
Are those blood clots or food that are in the beak as well (red arrows). The circle - is the yellow plaque blocking her esophagus?
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Here's a better photo of inside a healthy looking beak. The red arrow points to the opening for the esophagus, is that blocked?
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You mention the "bag" under her beak if filled with something that makes it hard to swallow. Is it her crop that is full or is it further up in her throat?

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Hi Wyorp Rock,

the black dots are dead ants if I have a good look. Not blood. I will try to make a picture tonight to show what it looks like now.

Yesterday afternoon I've made this picture. To me it looks like it's smaller now. She still has difficulty swallowing. I have her now on my lap and she's sleeping.

And the 'red bag' is not the crop. It's immidiately under her beak.
 

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Hi Wyorp Rock,

the black dots are dead ants if I have a good look. Not blood. I will try to make a picture tonight to show what it looks like now.

Yesterday afternoon I've made this picture. To me it looks like it's smaller now. She still has difficulty swallowing. I have her now on my lap and she's sleeping.

And the 'red bag' is not the crop. It's immidiately under her beak.
 
Hi Wyorp Rock,

the black dots are dead ants if I have a good look. Not blood. I will try to make a picture tonight to show what it looks like now.

Yesterday afternoon I've made this picture. To me it looks like it's smaller now. She still has difficulty swallowing. I have her now on my lap and she's sleeping.

And the 'red bag' is not the crop. It's immidiately under her beak.
Do the best you can to keep her drinking/eating.
Do the lesions smell bad?

I think you tried to post a video? It's not working:(
 

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