Lump under beak

[ADChickens]

Noticed this lump tonight. She isn’t pecking around and comb is pale. TIA

 

[azygous]

Have you looked inside her mouth? It should be clean and pink, not full of scummy deposits.

Is she breathing raggedly? Any sound when she breathes such as whistling? Is she eating and drinking? Is she lethargic and standing around puffed up with her tail low?

 

[ADChickens]

I did and she had some dirt at the end which I cleaned out. Nothing else that looks wrong. No breathing issues or nasally sounds.
Just checked on her this morning and she ate a little but is still kind of standing around.
The lump is very soft. And, she has lost a few feathers which is contributed to the hear. I appreciate you taking the time to help.

 

[azygous]

It appears as if something is stuck in her esophagus. Can you gently massage the lump in a downward motion toward her crop, a bit to the right of her neck?

Picture chicken anatomy. On her far right of her throat is her esophagus where food is taken into the crop. In the center of her throat is her trachea or airway.

Sometimes something gets stuck in the trachea and makes a whistling sound, but something stuck in her esophagus probably would be silent.

 

[ADChickens]

I was massaging the lump/throat and some puss came out of her mouth. The lump seems a little smaller. She keeps acting like she is trying to swallow something. Her mouth isn’t pink today, it’s grayish and she is breathing through her mouth quite a bit. I have some Tylenol 500 but don’t know dosage for 1 hen. No vets near me see chickens. Ugh! I have her isolated in the cool for now. Any additional suggestions?

 

[Eggcessive]

Do not give tylenol to a chicken—it is toxic. Aspirin is okay, but she may not need that. It sounds like she may have an abscess in her neck if you saw puss inside her beak. Is there any that is coming out of the skin on the outside?

 

[ADChickens]

No, nothing on the outside at all. Spell ck got me, I meant I have Tylan 500. I’m so worried about my girl. Thank you for helping.

 

[Eggcessive]

There is Tylan 50 and Tylan 200–which do you have?

 

[DuckWhisperer06]

@Eggcessive , do you think @ADChickens could try draining the abscess?

 

[Eggcessive]

I would try to saueeze out all of the puss, yes.