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Bigjohn840
Chirping
It's a blackish color on the very edge on the roof of her mouth and no not a bad smell
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How about it spreading to oThanks! It's wet pox and can possibly spread to the esophagus preventing her from eating and drinking, eventually causing starvation as I mentioned.
If she is currently eating and drinking normally, just open her mouth every few days to observe if it's spreading. It may or may not go away on its own. If it spreads, you'll have to remove the lesion from her mouth. There will be alot of blood removing it, do your best to prevent blood from going down into the trachea (windpipe) when removing the lesion. Then use iodine on q-tip to swab the area where you removed the lesion. Continue to apply iodine as needed and it will heal in time. As far as feeding goes, mix water with feed in a bowl to make a watery gruel for her to eat until healed.
Let's hope the lesion doesnt spread.
Since it's only one would removing it stop the spread and none of the other bird are picking at itDry pox spreads slowly through a flock. It goes away on it's own in about 4-6 weeks.
In order for a bird to be infected by wet pox, infectious route is through blood or birds picking at and/or consuming infective scabs or lesions.
Iodine or black shoe polish can externally be put on scabs/lesions on combs and wattles. It will deter picking and will help dry them up quicker.