SuperFluffyChickens
Chirping
- Apr 23, 2024
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Hello, I’ve been noticing that my 4-yr-old Wyandotte hen has been swallowing with some effort - it doesn’t seem to impede her eating or drinking, she just seems to swallow more noticeably when eating and drinking. She’s otherwise healthy and seems energetic and strong, for her age.
So, I looked inside her throat, and she seems to have a lump growing right underneath her tongue, with some white spots on it - they almost look like they’re coming out of a tiny hole in the lump. Ulcerated I guess would be the technical medical term. Sorry, it was very difficult to get a photo, she was being uncooperative and it’s a tricky place to photograph.
There’s no blood or pus, and it feels soft but not squishy or fluid-filled. When she swallows, you can see the lump “pop out” at the bottom of her beak, almost like an Adam’s apple.
My flock is Marek’s positive, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s cancer or a tumor of some sort. For now it doesn’t seem to impede her at all, but I’ll watch her closely.
Anyone seen anything like this before or have any other ideas? Thanks!
So, I looked inside her throat, and she seems to have a lump growing right underneath her tongue, with some white spots on it - they almost look like they’re coming out of a tiny hole in the lump. Ulcerated I guess would be the technical medical term. Sorry, it was very difficult to get a photo, she was being uncooperative and it’s a tricky place to photograph.
There’s no blood or pus, and it feels soft but not squishy or fluid-filled. When she swallows, you can see the lump “pop out” at the bottom of her beak, almost like an Adam’s apple.
My flock is Marek’s positive, so I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s cancer or a tumor of some sort. For now it doesn’t seem to impede her at all, but I’ll watch her closely.
Anyone seen anything like this before or have any other ideas? Thanks!
