Please help identify what is in my roosters beak!

[Sierradavette]

Backstory: I got a bantam pair from a swap (after saying I’d never do that). Three days later I noticed the rooster was sneezing/or coughing, lightly gasping periodically, and had foam coming from his beak. I’ve been giving him tiagard for a week to no resolve, he still sneezes/coughs and lightly gasps periodically. He’s not lethargic, he eats and drinks.

I looked in his beak today to check on things and there is this… thick yellowish stuff. Is this infection, canker, or something else? Is it the reason for the other issues?

He’s been separated with his hen since I got him, but she shows no sign of illness.

Any help is so appreciated, I’ve tried so much to help this guy!

 

[Chicken_Obsesser]

It looks like canker. I'll tag some people who know more than me. @azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Sondraa]

Below is link re sour crop which can cause yellow stuff in the beak but your guy doesn't seem to have any of the other symptoms

https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/

 

[Sondraa]

Anyway, obsessor has called the dream team so you will have your answer shortly.

 

[Eggcessive]

Does it smell bad from the beak? Canker has a bad odor and causes cheesy plaques inside the beak, throat, esophagus and even into the crop. It is caused by a protozoan and can be treated with metronidazole or ronidazole. Pigeons can carry this, and other wild birds can spread it. Many people would cull for this, but I would at least separate and disinfect all other waterers and feeders. It is contagious and affect your other chickens. Here is an article about canker:
https://poultrydvm.com/condition/canker
Here is where you can buy metronidazole:
https://jedds.com/products/metronid...5VDLpId5p1dhEV-c8_7rGBZkPC--GRnsfXb_OxLD9YwXo

 

[Sondraa]

Just to clarify...if it doesn't smell bad..it's not canker Is that correct?

 

[Eggcessive]

It does also sound like he may have a respiratory disease. Coryza, which also smells bad, can cause yellow gunk in the trachea and sinus.

Just to clarify...if it doesn't smell bad..it's not canker Is that correct?

Some people say that it doesn’t smell bad, but usually canker has an odor. Unfortunately without testing, or getting a necropsy done through the state vet, it would be hard to know exactly what disease is happening. There are a number of possible respiratory diseases such as infectious bronchitis, mycoplasma (MG,) coryza, ILT virus, and others.

 

[Sierradavette]

I forgot to add before I got to look at him, my husband took this photo and said he had several of these lumps on both sides. By the time I seen, there was no lumps like that, so I’m unsure if it was maybe something he was eating just stuck or if it is part of what’s going on.

 

[Sierradavette]

Does it smell bad from the beak? Canker has a bad odor and causes cheesy plaques inside the beak, throat, esophagus and even into the crop. It is caused by a protozoan and can be treated with metronidazole or ronidazole. Pigeons can carry this, and other wild birds can spread it. Many people would cull for this, but I would at least separate and disinfect all other waterers and feeders. It is contagious and affect your other chickens. Here is an article about canker:
https://poultrydvm.com/condition/canker
Here is where you can buy metronidazole:
https://jedds.com/products/metronid...5VDLpId5p1dhEV-c8_7rGBZkPC--GRnsfXb_OxLD9YwXo

When I’m holding him I can swear that he smells bad, but when I try to sniff closer to inside his mouth there’s no increase in the smell or anything. So I genuinely don’t know.

 

[Sierradavette]

It does also sound like he may have a respiratory disease. Coryza, which also smells bad, can cause yellow gunk in the trachea and sinus.

Some people say that it doesn’t smell bad, but usually canker has an odor. Unfortunately without testing, or getting a necropsy done through the state vet, it would be hard to know exactly what disease is happening. There are a number of possible respiratory diseases such as infectious bronchitis, mycoplasma (MG,) coryza, ILT virus, and others.

Yikes! I was hoping it would be a “he has this, and this treats it” situation, but with all the respiratory illness possibilities I’m not hopeful.