Chicken straining to poop

[Chicks Creek]

Good morning folks.

When we went out to check out chickie girls this morning I noticed one of them was pretty puffed up, she looked like she was straining to poop and had a slight prolapse. Little bits of watery white poop came out and then she stood upright again and unpuffed and her cloaca seemed to return to normal. (Maybe prolapse isn't the right word in this case because it went back in by itself but when she was straining we could see some red bulging).I did notice in the pen some poop had a little spot of pink tinged mucous but it's hard to say which girl it came from. They've been all acting normal when I let them out.

Not sure if it's worth mentioning but 2 of them sneezed a few times yesterday. But it hasn't been ongoing or severe, not sure if this could be related.

They are about 15.5 weeks old.

 

[Eggcessive]

She could be constipated or trying to pass an egg or lash egg. I would give her a human calcium 300-600 mg with vitamin D tablet orally. Tums can work too. Also, for constipation try some chilled coconut oil cut into small pieces for her to peck, or add a tsp of olive or veg oil to a little egg to eat. White urates can cake up around the vent opening and may become hard. You can soak her bottom in a warm soapy bath for 15-20 minutes if that becomes a problem, and remove the softened parts with a disposable glove.