Weird thing on ducks mouth

[RJKnott]

So my girl Arya, I noticed last night she had something sticking out of her mouth. Thought it was a leaf. But as I picked her up and checked her it looked like an abscess.

But when I opened her mouth it looks more like the skin inside her mouth stretched and is sticking out the side. It’s not filled with pus or anything and flattens out when she opens her mouth. Couldn’t get a great picture when she opened her mouth cause she was squirming too much.

Doesn’t seem to hurt her to the touch and she can eat and drink fine.
Anyone ever seen this before? Something to worry about?

 

[Jenbirdee]

I have not but perhaps @ruthhope and/or @Miss Lydia has?
I found a thread with info about abcesses on ducks faces it's informative but i dont know if thats what you are dealing with. Here is it and I hope she will be fine .
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/crested-duck-with-lump-on-her-cheek.1556273/page-2

 

[RJKnott]

I have not but perhaps @ruthhope and/or @Miss Lydia has?
I found a thread with info about abcesses on ducks faces it's informative but i dont know if thats what you are dealing with. Here is it and I hope she will be fine .
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/crested-duck-with-lump-on-her-cheek.1556273/page-2

Thanks. I don’t think it’s an abscess, at least not one I’ve ever seen. When I can open her mouth that bubble is not filled with pus. It is more like an air pocket. And the skin there is dry and leathery.

It’s weird

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wonder if it could have been an injury and it is drying up and hopefully will just fall off.

 

[ruthhope]

Hi everyone, I have not seen anything like it. it appears to me to be a cyst -- fluid filled but not full of pus as an abscess would be.

I think its a wait and see unless a vet is an affordable and accessible option

 

[RJKnott]

It doesn’t seem to bother her or affect her eating or drinking

Gonna keep an eye on it and see how it goes and if it gets worse find a vet willing to see her. Not many around here