LARGE STRANGE GROWTH, GETTING LARGER! see photos please help!

[SqueakyRoseShalom]

About ten days ago i noticed that one of my hens had a bulge between her legs, and I thought that she just needed to lay an egg. I noticed it again two days later and I thought the same thing. Again, two days later and this time I though Wow! I guess she's a prolific layer. (

I know, I was being a little slow!) Well today the bulge had gotten significantly larger. I felt it and it doesn't seem to be an egg, it's very soft and mushy. HELP!!!! What's wrong with my hen?

 

[chicmom]

OMG!

I think, since it's squishy, that it could be an absess. A pocket filled with infected fluid.....Maybe you could puncture it with a sterile needle and drain it....And give her some antibiotics in her drinking water like duramayacin.....

Gosh is that HUGE!

 

[Sjisty]

It probably is ascites, which is a fluid collection, kind of like water. If you have a syringe, you can draw it out. It will probably come back and you will have to drain it occasionally. Is she an old girl?

 

[Eggcessive]

I agree that is could be ascites or water belly from liver failure due to heart or liver disease or egg yolk peritonitis. Reproductive tumors are also common in that area. She may be having a good deal of pain, so putting her down may be something you would want to do eventually. Here is a little info for you in case you may want to try draining it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/853726/ascites-in-desperate-need-of-some-help-and-guidance

 

[cafarmgirl]

There are several things this could be and I don't think I'd be sticking a needle in there until I knew what it was. I had a hen with a very similar looking issue with a soft bulge in the same area. Took her to my avian vet and it turned out to be a hernia, some of her internal organs had dropped down into the pocket. In a case like that you don't want to be sticking a needle in there. If at all possible I'd really suggest having her looked at by an avian vet so you know what you are dealing with and what to expect.

 

[SqueakyRoseShalom]

Thank you all very much for responding! I have never taken any of my girls to an avian vet before, so I guess that I will google to find one. Thanks again!!