Hi Guys,
Today, I noticed one of my hens, while doing a poop had a round red fleshy protuberance pop out of her vent. It was about the size and shape of the end of my thumb. Once the poop came out, this bit of flesh popped right back inside. The poop was nice and soft.
She is 2 years old and a "virgin" bird, i.e. never been mated. She hatched and raised a brood this summer and then went into a full moult, and has just started laying again a couple of weeks ago. She seems perfectly perky in herself, eating and drinking well. She is a free range hen.
She eats normal layer pellets (plus some grower that I feed to my young ducks) plus kitchen scraps, fruit, veg, weeds, grass, insects, etc. She is 2 years old and a healthy happy hen usually.
Should I be worried about this? Is there anything I can do to prevent it happening again? What should I do?
Many thanks
Today, I noticed one of my hens, while doing a poop had a round red fleshy protuberance pop out of her vent. It was about the size and shape of the end of my thumb. Once the poop came out, this bit of flesh popped right back inside. The poop was nice and soft.
She is 2 years old and a "virgin" bird, i.e. never been mated. She hatched and raised a brood this summer and then went into a full moult, and has just started laying again a couple of weeks ago. She seems perfectly perky in herself, eating and drinking well. She is a free range hen.
She eats normal layer pellets (plus some grower that I feed to my young ducks) plus kitchen scraps, fruit, veg, weeds, grass, insects, etc. She is 2 years old and a healthy happy hen usually.
Should I be worried about this? Is there anything I can do to prevent it happening again? What should I do?
Many thanks
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