Sore on breast Bone

[Lavender6]

Could someone tell me what this is? Her whole underneath is bare. No lice or mites. Nothing new going on so stress wouldn't be the problem. It is a scab about to come off but concerning.
Comb and waddles fine, eating and drinking ok, poop normal. 13 months old.. takes a while to lay an egg in the box but not long enough to be broody. Thanks!

 

[coach723]

Does she roost normally at night? Is she a very heavy breed? She is either rubbing on the roost, or resting on it, or sleeping in bedding and it's caused irritation. It's called a breast blister, kind of like bumblefoot on the breast. If caught early it may be very shallow and just a scab. Left too long it can be quite deep. I can't see it real clearly, but that looks fairly small. I would soak her in warm epsom salts, soften it up, remove the scab. Clean it out well and apply some plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment. Keep it covered in ointment and clean. Then you need to figure out if it's a roosting problem. Check her feet and legs for any issues that might cause her to not roost properly. If she's sleeping in bedding then try to get her to roost instead. Some heavy birds rest on the roost simply because they are heavy, so padding the roost may help. You can use an old bath towel, etc, just make sure it's not something that can have pieces pecked off of and swallowed. Link below to a pretty large breast blister.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ister-graphic-pictures.1096276/#post-16850510

 

[Lavender6]

Does she roost normally at night? Is she a very heavy breed? She is either rubbing on the roost, or resting on it, or sleeping in bedding and it's caused irritation. It's called a breast blister, kind of like bumblefoot on the breast. If caught early it may be very shallow and just a scab. Left too long it can be quite deep. I can't see it real clearly, but that looks fairly small. I would soak her in warm epsom salts, soften it up, remove the scab. Clean it out well and apply some plain neosporin or plain triple antibiotic ointment. Keep it covered in ointment and clean. Then you need to figure out if it's a roosting problem. Check her feet and legs for any issues that might cause her to not roost properly. If she's sleeping in bedding then try to get her to roost instead. Some heavy birds rest on the roost simply because they are heavy, so padding the roost may help. You can use an old bath towel, etc, just make sure it's not something that can have pieces pecked off of and swallowed. Link below to a pretty large breast blister.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ister-graphic-pictures.1096276/#post-16850510

She is very large. She is an black orpington. The roost bar is a 2x4. She and my leader hen sit together on it. They are the top dogs.I have enclosed a pic. Today is clean out day and 6 month mite and lice spray. I do that for prevention. Should I change to a round one? That isn't her. That is my nosey Shania

 

[coach723]

I use 2x4's also, feel like it's more comfortable for them, and easier to cover their feet when it's cold. Mine are painted, helps prevent splinters, and helps keep them from absorbing stuff, seals cracks that mites might try to hide in. If she's resting on her keel because she's heavy then you might try the padding. Many of my birds roost in the same place every time, so I don't have to do it everywhere. I just wrap the roost with a piece of old bath towel, I use screws on the bottom side. I generally use screws for attaching stuff so they can't get worked out and swallowed. I had a rooster with bumblefoot that made it very hard for him to roost properly and he started to develop a breast blister, once the bumblefoot was taken care of then the rubbing stopped and and the irritation ceased. His blister was very shallow, mostly just scab, so I treated it daily topically. I just took him off the roost each evening, cleaned it off with a swab of betadine and applied ointment, and then put him back on the roost.

 

[Lavender6]

I use 2x4's also, feel like it's more comfortable for them, and easier to cover their feet when it's cold. Mine are painted, helps prevent splinters, and helps keep them from absorbing stuff, seals cracks that mites might try to hide in. If she's resting on her keel because she's heavy then you might try the padding. Many of my birds roost in the same place every time, so I don't have to do it everywhere. I just wrap the roost with a piece of old bath towel, I use screws on the bottom side. I generally use screws for attaching stuff so they can't get worked out and swallowed. I had a rooster with bumblefoot that made it very hard for him to roost properly and he started to develop a breast blister, once the bumblefoot was taken care of then the rubbing stopped and and the irritation ceased. His blister was very shallow, mostly just scab, so I treated it daily topically. I just took him off the roost each evening, cleaned it off with a swab of betadine and applied ointment, and then put him back on the roost.

OK. I will paint and wrap it. Thank you!