shelabobby
Chirping
Okay so just fyi I have a vet visit scheduled but I think I need some more expert opinions (google has me worried) to help me rest.
My Buff Orpington Hen was walking a little funny today, a wide waddle (think like a cartoon sumo walk), and I noticed some ruffled feathers on her belly just below the breast bone.
She has put on quite a bit of weight over the past id say 2 months. She is not very active and spends most of her day in the nesting box but she's not broody. She willingly comes out for snacks and will come out to dust bathe and lay with the flock.
I picked her up and saw that its probably a 2-3in area where her feathers have come out and the area was soft and mushy. Not huge like I see with water belly images. Her vent area and below are not effected.
She doesn't seem unwell just not motivated to get around. Red Bright Comb, happy for snacks, comes when called, etc. She did lay an egg after I made the appt and I tried to do a count of her eggs but its hard to tell the eggs apart nowadays. I checked on her just a little bit ago and the mushy bit seemed to be less distended.
What are your thoughts? I was looking up Water Belly, EYP, and even just Egg Bound but all the symptoms match in one way or another.
My Buff Orpington Hen was walking a little funny today, a wide waddle (think like a cartoon sumo walk), and I noticed some ruffled feathers on her belly just below the breast bone.
She has put on quite a bit of weight over the past id say 2 months. She is not very active and spends most of her day in the nesting box but she's not broody. She willingly comes out for snacks and will come out to dust bathe and lay with the flock.
I picked her up and saw that its probably a 2-3in area where her feathers have come out and the area was soft and mushy. Not huge like I see with water belly images. Her vent area and below are not effected.
She doesn't seem unwell just not motivated to get around. Red Bright Comb, happy for snacks, comes when called, etc. She did lay an egg after I made the appt and I tried to do a count of her eggs but its hard to tell the eggs apart nowadays. I checked on her just a little bit ago and the mushy bit seemed to be less distended.
What are your thoughts? I was looking up Water Belly, EYP, and even just Egg Bound but all the symptoms match in one way or another.
