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[UnbakedPegga]

I can’t find my previous post about my year old Orpington hen that for the last 2-3 months has had this swollen bald area below her vent. She eats well, she is active and last laid an egg 3 days ago. She is having a soft molt and no one else was laying but her. Tonight I went to the coop to give them the last lice and mite treatment and with my he flashlight I looked at this area closer. It is soft and non tender and about the size of 1/2 a navel orange. And there were no open or draining areas. There were a few poop covered feathers which I cleaned off as best I could with Oxine and a paper towel. It’s a mess. That area is definitely more reddened than her skin. I felt her body and if the keel bone is in between the legs I could feel it. Not in the front and could not feel any other abnormal places. So I am going to post a couple of these and if anybody knows what this could be I would appreciate any information. I am so worried about her

 

[micstrachan]

Hmmm... if you can’t feel the keel bone in the front/breast, maybe she is overweight after all? That skin does look quite pink, but unfortunately, I don’t know what it means. It does seem like an isolated bulge... still guessing fatty deposit?