Lump on chickens cheek

[Eggcessive]

It sounds a bit like a fluid filled cyst.

 

[barkingdoginn]

Updating this older thread. After draining the fluid from the lump it came back to the same size within a month so we tried again. Its been a week since the second time draining it and the lump is back again to full size.

Noticed today her eye on that side had clear foam and her nostril had blood. Is this actually a sinus infection? I tried the polysporin eye drops I have. Not sure what else to try, most things aren’t available to get in Ontario. Any advice is appreciated!!

 

[Eggcessive]

Could you post any current pictures?

 

[barkingdoginn]

I gave her the eye drops about an hour ago, eye has foam on it again.

Just editing to add: none of the other chickens have had any symptoms like watery eye, sneezing, face swelling.

And now her other eye on the side without the swelling has clear foam.

 

[Eggcessive]

That can be a sign of mycoplasma (MG.) You may want to get some Tylosin powder to treat her water only, 1 tsp per gallon of water for 3-5 days. Here is one place that has it in stock now:
https://thecanaryfinchstore.com/product/tylosin-powder-for-birds/?gQT=0

 

[barkingdoginn]

Thanks. Would the polysporin eye drops still be ok to keep using? Or would that not do anything if it’s mycoplasma. I can’t seem to find any sites with tylosin that ships to Canada unfortunately. I will keep searching

 

[Eggcessive]

Polysporin might work. It lacks the Neomycin antibiotic that Neosporin has. You will probably need to get an antibiotic through your vet in Canada. Besides Tylosin, Denagard or TiaGard, doxycycline, or oxytetracycline can treat MG. Let us know if it helps. The bump may be part of the MG or sinus infection. Here is an article to read about MG, a common respiratory disease in poultry:
https://extension.umd.edu/sites/ext... Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) Infecti....pdf

 

[barkingdoginn]

Thank you for the info! I was able to find terramycin online which ships to Canada thankfully… hoping it actually arrives because there are no vet options for chickens near me. I will keep trying the polysporin drops until it arrives

 

[terriergal]

How did she do? Could it be a sebaceous cyst of some sort? I had a dog with one once, I poked it open and a ton of very thick sebum came out. Hard to believe there was that much in there!

 

[barkingdoginn]

We’re drained the limp twice now and the fluid was clear like poking a blister. The second time we drained it the lump returned within a week. I am waiting on the terramycin to arrive in the mail so I will see if that will help if it’s something sinus related but will probably drain the lump again. So far the polysporin eye drops haven’t made any noticeable difference.