I was examining Peanut, and saw this bump at the base of her tail feathers. It's like a bump, with several feathers on it. It seems sensitive to touch. Any ideas on what to do?
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What Is This On My Chicken?
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I was examining Peanut, and saw this bump at the base of her tail feathers. It's like a bump, with several feathers on it. It seems sensitive to touch. Any ideas on what to do?
On my cell phone so can't see the picture very well, but could it be the oil gland?
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I will look into that.. Here is a better pic. It's a bit blurry, Peanut didn't like me parting her feathers.
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Thank you so much! I just examined a few of my other chickens, they have it to, it's just not as large. It matches up with the pic in the link, I think it is probably the oil gland. Thank you much for your time in researching and for helping me!
Yep, it's her oil/preen gland.
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