Eek!
My EE has very thick butt feathers and ocassionally needs a butt bath. Two weeks ago as I was bathing her, I noticed a dry, hard crusty elongated thing (‘scab’ for lack of a better term), coming out of her rear. Not near the vent, but lower on her rear.
At first I thought it was a dry crusty poop, but when I looked closer, it was a bit curvy and looked like a dried up caterpillar crust. Hard to describe, I have no pic, but maybe it was 3/4” to 1” long and maybe just under 1/4” in diameter. I pulled on it, pinched it at the base, and it broke off (still dry and crusty). I wish I had taken a pic!
Fast forward 2 wks (we’ve been away), and today I just gave her another butt bath. The ‘scab’ from where I pulled off/pinched the ‘thing’ was still visible, so I asked hubby to get a pic. See attached.
It feels hard to the touch, but I can’t pull anything out as it’s just below skin level. She gets a bit squirmy when I poke at it, so I left it.
Yuck.. Hubby thinks it’s a large quill “follicle” but ... it’s so much larger than her other quills, I doubt it. I hope I’m wrong, I hope it’s not a worm or parasite cavity or tube..?
Does anyone know what this could be? Is it worth a trip to the vet? Thank you for any feedback and support!!
My EE has very thick butt feathers and ocassionally needs a butt bath. Two weeks ago as I was bathing her, I noticed a dry, hard crusty elongated thing (‘scab’ for lack of a better term), coming out of her rear. Not near the vent, but lower on her rear.
At first I thought it was a dry crusty poop, but when I looked closer, it was a bit curvy and looked like a dried up caterpillar crust. Hard to describe, I have no pic, but maybe it was 3/4” to 1” long and maybe just under 1/4” in diameter. I pulled on it, pinched it at the base, and it broke off (still dry and crusty). I wish I had taken a pic!
Fast forward 2 wks (we’ve been away), and today I just gave her another butt bath. The ‘scab’ from where I pulled off/pinched the ‘thing’ was still visible, so I asked hubby to get a pic. See attached.
It feels hard to the touch, but I can’t pull anything out as it’s just below skin level. She gets a bit squirmy when I poke at it, so I left it.
Yuck.. Hubby thinks it’s a large quill “follicle” but ... it’s so much larger than her other quills, I doubt it. I hope I’m wrong, I hope it’s not a worm or parasite cavity or tube..?
Does anyone know what this could be? Is it worth a trip to the vet? Thank you for any feedback and support!!
