What is this?!

[Chicken butler]

I just noticed this today, my hen is acting normal, eating well. Any ideas

 

[sourland]

Not 100% certain, but to me it looks like ingrown feathers.

 

[WingItRanch]

Where is this located on the chicken?

It may be an ingrown feather. It may also be a clogged preen glan.

 

[Chicken butler]

Not 100% certain, but to me it looks like ingrown feathers.

Where is this located on the chicken?

It may be an ingrown feather. It may also be a clogged preen glan.

Its on her Sternum, I gave her a bath and it looks almost closed? It doesn't look like feathers or anything ...

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Its on her Sternum, I gave her a bath and it looks almost closed? It doesn't look like feathers or anything ...

It's probably a sore from rubbing while roosting, my Brahma gets these occasionally

 

[Chicken butler]

It's probably a sore from rubbing while roosting, my Brahma gets these occasionally

Is there anything I can do for it?

 

[cocosandy]

I just noticed this today, my hen is acting normal, eating well. Any ideas

Looks like an infected feather pore thats backed up. squeeze the stuff out and put neosporin original, (without pain killer in it.) Hard to tell what part of the chicken its on but if its somewhere that touches the ground you may want to wrap it or spray it with some aluminum spray. Thats what the farm vets use for animals in the field. Its probably just an overgrowth of feather cells.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Is there anything I can do for it?

I usually clean it up, leave it be, and keep an eye on it. She's never had one that opened up like that, so I could be completely wrong.

 

[cocosandy]

I would squeeze the stuff out because it wont heal unless you do that. It may go underground and fester for longer, but it will be a bump that is not healed and could get infected later on. If its a feather, then that will come out with the gunk that you squeeze out.

 

[Eggcessive]

If it is on the keel or breast bone, it is probably an abscessed breast blister or keel cyst. It may help to clean it with Betadine or disinfectant daily, and squeeze out any pus inside. Make sure the chicken has a padded roost or dry clean bedding to lie on. These happen when chickens are rubbing the breast bone on a hard or rough roost or floor, or lying in wet or soiled bedding. They are more common in birds who lie down a lot possibly due to weak legs.