We have a small backyard flock of 8. One of the hens has a hard thing coming out of her earlobe (not her ear). The thing seems like it's working itself out, is rock hard, and vaguely the color of earwax (and is lumpy like hardened earwax). She seems *completely* fine otherwise. I only noticed because they've been having a lot of dust baths in the warmer weather and I thought maybe she had dirt packed in it or something. I picked her up and checked it out and it didn't seem to bother her in any way... not infected and doesn't seem sore at all. It's rock hard and didn't want to come out easily so I left it. She's eating, drinking, and behaving as usual. She's not itchy or shaking her head or anything. She's about a year old. Can we leave it or should we take her to a vet or...what? I've successfully recooperated hens with puncture wounds and prolapse. The rooster with an infected foot had a heart attack while I was trying to treat him - he was passive, but rarely handled and on a farm (not a pet) - anyway this hen IS a pet and my child is very attached to her. I'm hesitant to mess with it lest I have a repeat of the rooster situation... I can send a picture later if it helps.