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    Swollen abdomen in in 6 month old RI Red Hen

    I'll keep an eye on her inside. Do you have any idea what this could be? I'd think it was pulling out feathers except that when I feel the normal chickens they feel boney. Maybe I'll soak her in a warm bath this morning. I appreciate everyone's guidance.
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    Swollen abdomen in in 6 month old RI Red Hen

    I've been at work and just got home. It's warm, but not red. It is soft to the touch. I did check her for impacted eggs and it was empty. Later she laid an egg! There was an unusually huge poop in her cage. A friend looked at her and said she thought she had just plucked out her feathers...
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    Swollen abdomen in in 6 month old RI Red Hen

    Also when I just took her out of the box to transfer to an isolation cage there was a normal poop in the box so I don't think it could be anything like constipation.
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    Swollen abdomen in in 6 month old RI Red Hen

    This picture is of her rear end. Tail is at the top of the photo. The dark patch looks almost like a small dark purple bruise. She has a couple of these in this bare area and it seems swollen. Otherwise seems alert and fine.
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    Swollen abdomen in in 6 month old RI Red Hen

    I really don't know. She's one of 22. I let them out when I got home from work and she was grazing normally. I just noticed bare skin. Will get picture and send it in a minute. Thanks so much for answering.
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    Swollen abdomen in in 6 month old RI Red Hen

    I noticed that one of my chickens didn't have the fluffy feathers under her tail and when I picked her up, her abdomen was totally featherless and looked swollen. I felt around in case this meant that she had an egg stuck inside, but didn't feel anything. She perky otherwise. Is something bad...
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