lump on hen's face

[heritage honey farm]

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[Eggcessive]

Can you fill us in on some details? Is the lump on the side of her beak? Can you look inside her beak for any yellow canker or growth, and tell us if she has a bad odor from the beak? Picture of the inside would be helpful. This area is a common one for canker, a protozoan infection carried by pigeons and wild birds. Wet fowl pox is sometimes similar. Unfortunately tumors can also affect this area.

 

[heritage honey farm]

Can you fill us in on some details? Is the lump on the side of her beak? Can you look inside her beak for any yellow canker or growth, and tell us if she has a bad odor from the beak? Picture of the inside would be helpful. This area is a common one for canker, a protozoan infection carried by pigeons and wild birds. Wet fowl pox is sometimes similar. Unfortunately tumors can also affect this area.

 

[heritage honey farm]

I could not get a photo inside mouth, but I looked indeed her mouth and I didn't see anything unusual. She behaves normally eating, preening, drinking water and moving closer to her flock. Interspersed with her falling asleep many times a day outside and inside.

 

[heritage honey farm]

Any one knows any treatment for her? Or is it a matter of days?

 

[heritage honey farm]

Any one knows any treatment for her? Or is it a matter of days?

 

[heritage honey farm]

There are wild birds living near the coop. We bring the water in at night and they only have food inside the coop to limit would bird interactions.

 

[Eggcessive]

The beige colored lump could be canker, but I can’t tell you for sure. Canker is normally a disease carried by pigeons and is treated with metronidazole (FishZole, Flagyl,) that can be found online for fish. Dosage is 250 mg given orally daily for 5-7 days.
This is what it can look like:

 

[Eggcessive]

Has this growth gotten larger over time? How long has she had it? Does it smell bad? I am copying your picture here for folks to easily see, and I am going to tag a few others for opinions— @casportpony , @dawg53

 

[heritage honey farm]

It is staying the same size.
She smells bad.
The other chickens are ok