As a newcomer to the whole chicken thing, I may be concerned about nothing, but in the event it is something serious, figured I'd run it by some experts ... Today I noticed this large "hump" or protrusion on the chest of one of my Japanese Bantam hens. I hadn't spotted this before, and none of my other three birds have this "shape" to them. It's not just her feathers, it's an actually bump. Hopefully, the two photos attached show what I'm talking about. Is this something to be concerned about? (They birds are about 4 or 5 months old at this point, if that makes a difference.
Thanks for any comments, advice, assistance anyone can offer. I may also crosspost this to the Japanese Bantam thread (hopefully there aren't any stringent rules about cross-posting, if so, I'm sorry!).
Thanks,
George
Thanks for any comments, advice, assistance anyone can offer. I may also crosspost this to the Japanese Bantam thread (hopefully there aren't any stringent rules about cross-posting, if so, I'm sorry!).
Thanks,
George