HELP!! Prolapse?! Big red thing coming out of the Cloaca on my hen! Pic included

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

Petunia has a big red thing coming out of her cloaca. What is it, what can I do? She's been laying big eggs, almost the size of my hand recently, they are double yokers, does this have anything to do with this?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I will, thank you.

Ok.

She just layed an egg, I have her cage set up, so now I'm going to do what you all told me to do. Thank you!!

Update:
She laid this egg a few hours ago:
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I soaked her for about 10 minutes, and then I put Neosporin on it, but half of it was crusty. When I tried wiping it away, it started bleeding. Thats when I put some honey on it, and put her back in her cage, not knowing what to do.
I didn't want to try pushing the prolapse in, because all of the pictures I've seen of prolapses, they didn't have this crust, so now I'm stuck again. Any advice on this would be very helpful and appreciated
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Large egg!

I'd give her a good cleanup/soak if she's not lethargic. Keep the tissue moist with ointment/oil or honey.

Since it's crusty, it may be dried urates or the vent was damaged a bit by picking or could have torn a little when straining to expel the egg.
You're going to have to treat her daily until the tissue heals up and the crusties start to slough off.
This can take days to a couple of weeks, just depends on the buildup/course of healing.

The most important thing is to see that she's pooping o.k., gets the Calcium daily and keep any exposed tissue moist so it doesn't dry out.

She will need to be separated so others can't pick her vent.

Does she have lice or mites? Encourage her to eat her normal feed and drink too, she needs to be hydrated and eating well to help promote healing.

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

When I went out to see how bad of a condition she was in this morning, she was dead. Thank you all for your help, without it I would have been completely lost.

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

I’m so sorry! it’s always hard to lose them

I'm so sorry she passed

Thank you

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

What @Isabella6Storm4 said is pretty correct. Start by cleaning it up by giving her a bath in epsom salt, using Preparation H or something similar like that and clean the prolapse up with it. Then put a plastic glove on and see if you can push it back in. If it doesn't go in after three times give it a day and try again.
Also, you should isolate her from the rest of the flock because the other chickens will peck at it and break it open.

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

Make sure to keep the prolapse moist as well.

I will, thank you.

Get some extra calcium into her asap. Calcium is extremely important to help with retention and contractions when there's a prolapse.

1 Calcium Citrate with D3 tablet, just pop it into her beak and let her swallow. If you don't have Calcium Citrate, you can give 1 TUMS.
Give the Calcium daily for a few days.



IF she's not lethargic, then a good soaking in epsom salts can help with swelling.
Keep the exposed tissue moist with ointment, oil or honey.

Can you feel an egg? If not, then you can try to gently push the tissue back inside, but it may come back out due to swelling.

Ok.

She just layed an egg, I have her cage set up, so now I'm going to do what you all told me to do. Thank you!!

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

If you felt an egg then the tissue is not likely going back in until she lays that egg. Was she able to pass it?

You are giving her Extra Calcium daily correct?

Once she's expelled this egg, then you can clean her up and try again, but as previously posted, sometimes the tissue won't stay in and you'll have to tend to her daily. Sometimes these things take a while to resolve.

Yes she was

Yes I do

Okay, thank you for your help.

 

[Bella the Chicken Lover]

I went out this morning to check on Petunia, treated her, and held her prolapse in for 15 minutes like I have been. Same thing with lunch time, and when I went out around 6, I found something horrible. A prolapsed egg. I immediately put her in a bucket of warm water with Epsom salts in it. I watched a quick video on what to do, and in the video, it said to gently but firmly push the eggs in, which would make the opening wider so the egg could come out. I took Petunia out of her bath, and I was able to see what was going on. It was very grotesque. She was wheezing, and I could see her making an effort to push the egg out, and every time she pushed, it started bleeding. I tried assessing the situation, feeling around, and since the egg clogged up her vent, of course, I felt poop behind the egg. The egg was also sideways in the vent! I tried wiggling the egg around, but it was sticking to the vent, because of dried blood. I had to get a wet washcloth and loosen it up a bit with Protonium Jelly, after that I was able to move it a bit. I wiggled it, and it kept bleeding. Petunia had been trying to push this egg out the whole time, I felt so bad for her, she was clearly in a lot of pain. I manipulated the egg to come out somehow, which took me about 15 more minutes, and Petunia was exhausted. Her Prolapse was all swollen, and when I pushed it back in, her vent was super wide, and Petunia has been clearly in a lot of pain, and so its really hard to make this decision, but I think I'll have to cull her. She also isn't eating or drinking, although I try to help her. Is there anything I can do? Am I making the right choice? Thank you very much in advance

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I went out this morning to check on Petunia, treated her, and held her prolapse in for 15 minutes like I have been. Same thing with lunch time, and when I went out around 6, I found something horrible. A prolapsed egg. I immediately put her in a bucket of warm water with Epsom salts in it. I watched a quick video on what to do, and in the video, it said to gently but firmly push the eggs in, which would make the opening wider so the egg could come out. I took Petunia out of her bath, and I was able to see what was going on. It was very grotesque. She was wheezing, and I could see her making an effort to push the egg out, and every time she pushed, it started bleeding. I tried assessing the situation, feeling around, and since the egg clogged up her vent, of course, I felt poop behind the egg. The egg was also sideways in the vent! I tried wiggling the egg around, but it was sticking to the vent, because of dried blood. I had to get a wet washcloth and loosen it up a bit with Protonium Jelly, after that I was able to move it a bit. I wiggled it, and it kept bleeding. Petunia had been trying to push this egg out the whole time, I felt so bad for her, she was clearly in a lot of pain. I manipulated the egg to come out somehow, which took me about 15 more minutes, and Petunia was exhausted. Her Prolapse was all swollen, and when I pushed it back in, her vent was super wide, and Petunia has been clearly in a lot of pain, and so its really hard to make this decision, but I think I'll have to cull her. She also isn't eating or drinking, although I try to help her. Is there anything I can do? Am I making the right choice? Thank you very much in advance

I'm so sorry!
Nice job getting the egg out.

Only you can determine the extent of damage, the pain and suffering she's in. If you feel this isn't fixable, the of course putting her down is the right thing to do.

It's very sad when this happens. The only time I ever had to put a "healthy" hen down was due to prolapse. It was severely damaged as well. I know you won't make a hasty decision, look everything and once you make your decision (treat or cull) stick with it and don't second guess yourself.

 

[Certified Chicken Lover]

I’m so sorry! it’s always hard to lose them