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I have seen this same behavior in dying hens. I had a hen who was dying of what later was found to be a gizzard impaction, and as I held her she flapped, and even had a twisted neck, then her crop contents came out as she died. I had just checked her for being egg bound, and she just died. It is...

So sorry for your loss.

I'm sorry that she is dying. It is hard for me to put a chicken down who is sick and suffering, but I have finally been able to perform the task this year with 2 hens with different illness. Before that, my husband would do it, but I finally decided that it was my responsibility since they were...

I am always reluctant to tell someone to put a chicken down if there is a chance they can possibly save it. Beekissed, who has decades of chicken experience, has pointed out the seriousness of this issue, and the advice on how pushing it back in may cause more problems. I tend to agree that she...

Sorry for the late response. Normally a prolapse is sticking out about an inch or inch and a half. That is pushed back inside with some lubricant. If there are several inches sticking out, I would just try to see if any will go in. It may be too swollen or damaged but you could try. It is hard...

That looks pretty bad like she has been injured by the other chickens or a predator. How much of the red tissue is hanging out? That is not the the uterus, but the cloaca, the junction of the oviduct and the large intestine. It can keep coming out further and further. She may have had a prolapse...

Rebascora has given you very good advice. Can you post a picture of her cleaned up vent area? Prolapse tissue that gets dried out due to not catching it in time, may die and turn black. This tissue would need to be removed with soaking and rubbing off the dark tissue until healthy pink tissue is...