Chicken butt swollen

[Top Rooster]

So I have a chicken that has a very swollen butt, almost as if her organs all fell into her butt. She walks around like a penguin so I thought she was eggbound so we brought her in and put her in a little bath and massaged her for 20 min we felt inside and outside her but we could never find and egg. It’s all just kind of squishy no hardness anywhere.

 

[coach723]

It may be ascites, which is fluid built up in the abdomen, usually from organs that are failing or overstressed due to another condition like cancer or infection. The penguin stance can go along with it sometimes, and makes it sound like it may be a reproductive problem. How old is she? Reproductive problems like cancer, infection, internal laying are not uncommon in hens over the age of two, and sometimes can happen earlier. The prognosis is generally poor long term for these birds. If you have a picture of the abdomen, or video of her walking around, it may help.