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I would try to keep her shaded for a few days and let it heal a bit. There may be one behind it that hasn't come down yet or pieces of the broken shell.

I posted the original problem. My hens didn't like to be held either so I put on gardening gloves and caught her. I used them every time I picked her up. I gave her a warm, not hot, bath to soak her bottom. I kept her in a box in my bathroom with a towel draped over the top. I fed her scrambled...

She passed the egg on her own. I cleaned up the vent and applied a lot of honey. So far so good. Thank you for all your help and advice.

I can't find the end of the vent. The egg is in the prolapse. The whole tube is out.

Any idea how long this should be? She hasn't passed it yet. It's been at least 24 hours. I gave her a bath last night and again tonight. She is still eating and pooping - not sure how. She seemed like she may be hurt a little bit after the bath, but could be that I irritated it trying to clean...

I have a buff orpington hen with Prolapse? with a stuck egg. I can feel the egg so I'm assuming it is prolapse. It is red and bulbous looking. It is swinging behind her when she ran away from me. She doesn't appear to be in pain except walking a little funny. I would be too so I figured that was...

We have all buff Orps. Our rooster is named Soup and all the hens are named Omelet, Friccassee, Parm (as in parmesan), Catchatore, Scramble, Poached, Fried, Souffle, Toes (chickens don't have fingers)Potpie, Stew and Grilled Cheese. She is my daughter's favorite and the leader. They're so funny...