Chicken ate glass, blood coagulant?

[paulinachickies]

Hi,

My chicken was acting strange this morning. I suspected sour crop or eggbound, so gave her an epsom bath and calcium and separated her. After a few hours, she passed stool that had a tiny bit of blood and a piece of glass! My guess is that it knicked her on the insides. I am hoping the knick can start to heal by itself without needing surgery. I'm going to give her some eggs to eat for recovery, and have a vet appointment tomorrow (hoping she can get an antibiotic).

Are there any foods or medications in the meantime that would help coagulate the blood, any do's and don'ts for this situation?? Thanks so much in advance.

 

[Tookie]

@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How much blood, do you have photos?

I wouldn't give any medication, but you can give her egg whites to drink, that may help when passing any more glass.

 

[Battlepants]

Considering that chickens are creatures that regularly eat rocks, I'm thinking recovery is likely. For the immediate actions, the isolation is good. I would make sure she has access to good quality high protein feed and clean water.

For don'ts - so far, I would only be avoiding treats. High protein feed for faster healing.

Is she still eating, drinking and pooping?
How much blood is there?

Pictures could be helpful - is her vent damaged? What does the poop look like?

 

[azygous]

As @Wyorp Rock suggested, give raw egg whites to coat the intestines to help "grease" the works and protect from further laceration. This very likely will resolve without further issues.

It may be a good idea to clean up the chicken yard so any more glass can be grabbed before it's consumed by more chickens.