1 yr old Ameraucana with cloaca prolapse-bloody eggs

[seattleattic]

Hi, my 1-year-old Ameraucana's cloaca is red, swollen and sticking out of her bum. There is also a whitish film on one side. The feathers just above her bum are dirty and they're matted. Should we take to vet? Two days in a row her eggs have been bloody on the outside. This has to be hurting her. She is otherwise behaving normally, eating and socializing.

Thanks!

Deborah

 

[ten chicks]

Hi, my 1-year-old Ameraucana's cloaca is red, swollen and sticking out of her bum. There is also a whitish film on one side. The feathers just above her bum are dirty and they're matted. Should we take to vet? Two days in a row her eggs have been bloody on the outside. This has to be hurting her. She is otherwise behaving normally, eating and socializing.

Thanks!

Deborah

Yes, it sounds like a prolapsed vent. Here is a link to better understand treatment.
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2012/04/prolapse-vent-causes-treatment-graphic.html.