Please help

[daniere]

What is this? Any treatment? Do I need to worry about the rest of my chickens catching it?

 

[silkiecuddles]

What is this? Any treatment? Do I need to worry about the rest of my chickens catching it?

A picture and/or description would help a ton.

 

[Eggcessive]

What is this? Any treatment? Do I need to worry about the rest of my chickens catching it?

Welcome to BYC. Sometimes you have to post a few times on this forum in able to post pictures, but your intended picture did not make it. Until we can see it you will need to include some information and symptoms about what you are seeing.

 

[daniere]

I thought it was carrying a rock around in it's mouth but when I picked it up I saw that it was actually it's beak. The bottom half of it is really big. I don't know how I could have missed it since it's my favorite chicken. I watched it try and eat and I don't think it can. I looked up different beak problems and couldn't find any pictures or discriptions that matched. Maybe trichomonas?

 

[silkiecuddles]

Is the beak too long and needs to be trimmed? Or was it too long and it broke in its mouth, perhaps?

 

[daniere]

The chicken seemed fine yesterday morning. I watched it eating some greens and cucumbers.

 

[daniere]

It was normal sized from what I saw.

 

[silkiecuddles]

As soon as you can, a picture would help immensely

 

[daniere]

I'll keep trying to post pictures.

 

[Eggcessive]

Is there a growth around the beak or inside it? Here are some pictures of trichmonas (canker) below. The usual is treatment is metronidazole (Fsh Zole or Flagyl) 250mg orally for 5 days. EBay has a good source for Fish zole here
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Fish-Zole-250mg-Metronidazole-60ct-Pharmacy-Grade-Antibiotic-/151467632996

Oral Canker

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Canker is a condition mostly associated with pigeons and is caused by a tiny parasite called trichomonas. This parasite is often spread through contaminated drinking water. The parasite causes a ‘yellow button’ of pus to form in your bird’s mouth. This can stop your bird from eating normally leading to weight loss.

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What to look for

• Weight loss
• Birds picking up food then dropping it
• A cheese-like plaque in your birds mouth (see photo)
• A reluctance to eat

Treatment

Treating canker or suspected canker is a job for a vet who will likely prescribe an anti-parasitic medication.
Prevention

Ensure that your birds' drinking water is changed daily. Try to keep the drinkers in the chicken house to discourage wild birds from sharing your birds’ water.