Swollen Breast

jlgoinggreen

Songster
12 Years
Sep 25, 2009
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South Central PA
Hi Everyone,
I have 5 week old Buff Orpingtons. They all have beautiful huge breast, but I noticed one who's breast is a lot bigger than the rest. You can see her skin through her feathers and it looks kind of gross. Anyone have any idea what this is? We noticed it a while ago, but just thought she would have bigger breasts than the rest. I am now getting concerned as it does not look normal.
 
Can you post a picture. Is it in the crop area? Maybe it's impacted or infected.

ETA: I have heard of large birds getting a large irritated area on their chest if they sleep on the floor rather than on a roost. Is that a possibility?
 
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