Bulging vent?

FarmerGayle

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Mar 29, 2020
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Hi everyone,

I have a 2 week old barred rock rooster that I just noticed has a vent that seems to be bulging out. I can't quite tell if it's a bulging vent or a fatty "lump" just under the fluff of his tail.

Basically he had some dried poop on his back end and I gently cleaned it off with a q-tip and warm water, wondering if it was pasty butt. Picking him up and looking is when I noticed it was bulging. However, once I cleaned the poop off I could see it was still a healthy pink color, just bulging.

He is still eating, drinking, pooping, and overall acting normal. But his vent looks swollen, very unlike my other chicks, whom are all females.

Could this be a male/female difference? I put a little ointment on it just in case.

I've attached three photos... The first is a from a distance, showing the "swelling." the second and third is after and before I cleaned.
 

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I looked at your pics enlarged, and all I can say it you did right by putting ointment on it. It will help the poo slide off. If it were me, I would just wait and see if there's any noticeable improvement day by day. Make sure he's eating and drinking. Feel his crop during the day and make sure it get full and empties.
 
Thank you, I will keep an eye on it. Usually when I open the brooder he is the first to run over to me and perch on my wrist, but now that I've been picking him up and inspecting his behind, he avoids me! I hope it gets better.
 

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