Good afternoon friends.
We have a 14 month old barred hen that today we realized has a bare belly, and feathers missing around vent. Belly doesn’t feel bloated or squishy. She’s eating and drinking normally, and still laying as usual. She doesn’t appear broody. And there’s no evidence any other chickens are plucking, no evidence of mites/lice.
The other anomaly is there is a small white shiny bump near her vent, that I haven’t seen on any other chickens…picture attached
Wondering if this may be some issue developing we can get in front of, or if anyone has any advice? We are stumped.
We have a 14 month old barred hen that today we realized has a bare belly, and feathers missing around vent. Belly doesn’t feel bloated or squishy. She’s eating and drinking normally, and still laying as usual. She doesn’t appear broody. And there’s no evidence any other chickens are plucking, no evidence of mites/lice.
The other anomaly is there is a small white shiny bump near her vent, that I haven’t seen on any other chickens…picture attached
Wondering if this may be some issue developing we can get in front of, or if anyone has any advice? We are stumped.