BIG BUTT Hen normal? PIC!!!!!

[bald k9]

Hello I waswatching my Marans eating today [butts facicng me] and i noticed one of the 3 its like she has a big bottom with hips,they are the same age, and all just starting laying, all seems healthy, but her backside,is alot fuller or fatter,[like she's pregnant], and the poop is getting stuck to the feathers, i washed her earlier, but poop still gets stuck,,is this normal? thanks for the help its the one on the left

 

[bald k9]

Did I post in the correct section?

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

I have a black australorp that looks like that. Never occured to me to question it. She lays with no problems. Did you check to see if its just feathers or if it's body?

 

[teach1rusl]

Some pullets/hens just have more junk in the trunk...

And some have more issues with getting poo on their fuzzy behinds, probably more a case of not angling things right when pooing rather than too much fuzz. You can trim away a bunch of the fuzz back there, and it will help for a while. My GLW is that way - she gets a trim job every few months.

 

[Chickengal505]

She is perfictly normal

Breeds like Buffs and Marans tend to have fluffy butt feathers

they are fine

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

in the old day's the bigger the butt (wider) the better the layer, it should hold true for today too

 

[bald k9]

WHEW!!! thanks for calming my nerves, I typed in Google [my chicken has a big butt] but i just got porno junk lol

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Some chickens have more fluff, too. You can trim off a few feathers, if they're catching poo.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

I have a big butt, and there's nothing wrong with me!

but yeah, like everyone else said...She's fine.

 

[chickpeaz]

I think she's perfect. Nearly all of my BA's and BO's have a similar shape and they're all quite productive. I do have to clean the eggs a little more if I don't keep after the girls and make sure they're trimmed and tidy -- they take all that right to the nestbox with them and happily sit on (and dirty) their eggs and everyone else's. But health-wise, I think it's a good sign.

(now I'm humming "I like big butts and I cannot lie..." Thanks for THAT earworm!)