Hen has a weird bulge on her face, just noticed today

[SStickChick]

This is Blueberry. She's a 3 year old blue Plymouth. She's acting okay, I watched her preening herself and she was alert and curious. I just noticed it so I haven't been able to check her eating/ drinking or her poop, but her behavior seems unbothered. She could have had it for a couple days, though, because I haven't really spent much time observing them this weekend as I usually do. I'm HOPING she just tried to eat a bee or something.

It's about to absolutely pour down storming so I decided not to try and catch her up and do a good inspection right now.

She and her two sisters (Bluebell and Baja Blast) had fowl pox when i first got them, but it went away and no one else has shown any symptoms since.

Any thoughts on what it could be? I'll keep an eye on her and post relevant updates. I'm not super concerned right now but I hate mysteries!

 

[RadEggs]

Her beak is off center. I would do a more thorough checkup immediately, as that looks concerning.

 

[SStickChick]

Okay, so we had tornadoes in the area last night, our power is still out since 7:30 last night, a tree is down, etc, so I was yet again unable to catch her up, but I did notice the lump hadn't gone down, ruling out a bee unfortunately. I got her tonight though and Holy crap, what the heck is this?? She's eating and drinking, but acting a little depressed. It also reeks to high heaven. Help, please.

 

[SStickChick]

Okay, so we had tornadoes in the area last night, our power is still out since 7:30 last night, a tree is down, etc, so I was yet again unable to catch her up, but I did notice the lump hadn't gone down, ruling out a bee unfortunately. I got her tonight though and Holy crap, what the heck is this?? She's eating and drinking, but acting a little depressed. It also reeks to high heaven. Help, please.

Okay looking at other posts I'm thinking a canker, which needs metronidazole, which needs a prescription unless you get the stuff for fish- Metroplex? I have no idea how to dose it for a chicken though.

 

[SStickChick]

Oh also sure is now in quarantine so I can monitor her better, I'll keep updating

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like canker a protozoan infection. It is contagious and can be treated by metronidazole, ronidazole, acidified copper sulfate, but I would see a vet to confirm it. Canker can invade the beak, throat, esophagus, and invade the crop wall. Lesions can block the airway. Those can be removed, but bleeding can be serious. It is carried by pigeons, and is hard to treat successfully. It has a bad odor. Have you seen any fowl pox recently? Wet fowl pox can resemble canker.