Peacock's tongue is swolen with something yellow on it???

[Dany12]

http://forum.thepoultrysite.com/discussion/3306/redirect/p1

 

[casportpony]

I would get a vet to officially diagnose them. The medicines Kathy suggested are commonly used by vets to treat canker.

Wait a second. It stays with them for life? Canker is caused by a Protozoal parasite. I thought only viral infections stay for life. Just like Chicken Pox with us. We keep it for life but we don't show it.

Not sure why...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichomonas_gallinae

-Kathy

 

[Birdrain92]

Not sure why...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trichomonas_gallinae

-Kathy

Good read. That's odd though, because the way they describe it almost makes it sound like a virus. Once infected and treated, no more symptoms, and the birds no longer show symptoms. They keep giving it to their offspring.