need help with this chicken

[miggy0421]

got a 3 month old black rose comb banty that has some tongue and neck problems she won’t close her mouth and there seems to be some swelling that occurred it started on about a day ago she seems to be eating and scratching for food well but i don’t know if this is something serious

i’ve been giving her vertex for now

 

[azygous]

Where are you located? Do you know if you have buck moth caterpillars? They have spines that are very toxic and if a chicken "tastes" it, the tongue can swell. The toxin quickly goes systemic and cause seizures.

If you have children's liquid Benedryl you can try treating her with that. It's easy to overdose, but I forget the proper dose. @Eggcessive do you recall the dosage?