Egg bound and prolapse, cut out egg, need help finishing

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This would have been her very first egg. Completely egg bound and prolapsed. Couldn’t find any hole from which to remove egg (soft shell) so I cut it out.

Now I can’t tell what remaining parts are egg stuffs and what parts are her oviduct. Got her cleaned up as much as possible and tried to gently push in the prolapse, but she just pushes it right back out.

she still cannot eliminate, and it appears her internal oviduct isn’t lined up with her external vent.

I am at a complete loss of what to do. She seems to be ok, but I’m sure she’s in pain.
 

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S’more has already started laying!! I wasn’t expecting eggs so soon, and her first one I thought was our other EE, but yesterday there were two colored eggs in the nesting box, and it was obvious which one was which.

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I’m so very happy her body has healed. Way to go S’more!!
 
This would have been her very first egg. Completely egg bound and prolapsed. Couldn’t find any hole from which to remove egg (soft shell) so I cut it out.

Now I can’t tell what remaining parts are egg stuffs and what parts are her oviduct. Got her cleaned up as much as possible and tried to gently push in the prolapse, but she just pushes it right back out.

she still cannot eliminate, and it appears her internal oviduct isn’t lined up with her external vent.

I am at a complete loss of what to do. She seems to be ok, but I’m sure she’s in pain.
How is she doing? Has she been able to poop at all?
Where did you cut?
If she's pooping, then keep the exposed tissue clean and moist with honey, anti-inflammatory ointment, etc. so it doesn't dry out. The epsom salts soaks may also help reduce swelling, so if she's not lethargic, then at least once a day would be good on that.


If she's not been able to poop, then she is probably in a state of decline.
Sadly, sometimes a prolapse can't be fixed and a pullet or hen needs to be culled. Hopefully this is not the case with your girl.

Keep in mind that the intestines (colon) and vagina (reproductive) intersect at the vent as shown in the image below.
If she's still thriving and able to poop, since you did have to cut the egg out, I would administer antibiotics to help control infection. What do you have on hand?




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