egg is stuck inside skin and is hanging on the hens bottom

[Southernbelle]

the3ofus+oursixchicks :

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ok so i need to keep her in a dark place for a few days? she is still hanging out some, did your hang out some too after words? i would like all the information you did on yours please.

Sorry I disappeared after my first post. I had to get some stuff done. I only cut enough to get the egg out. I was home alone, so I just held her on my lap with my arm and cut with the razor with my hands. It wasn't easy. I just used a sewing needle and cotton sewing thread, but I soaked it in alcohol to make it sanitary.

I don't recall it hanging out much afterward, although she was somewhat swollen back there. I remember having to hang onto the tissue to stitch it to keep her from sucking it back in.

I kept her in a darkened crate for a few days. I seemed to remember reading on here somewhere that if you keep them in the dark, they won't lay eggs, although if she's already got one "in the chute" then you can't stop it from coming. Not laying in the dark kinda makes sense because they're egg laying is directly affected by shortened days...so why not stop in the dark?

You're sooooo lucky to have a vet who will work on chickens and at such a reasonable rate! I'm glad they were able to help!​

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

you said swolled back there. rosey still hangs out some but the vet said it should go back in myabe by tomorrow. did you let yours out of the crate any?

 

[Southernbelle]

Another thing to consider....

It's kinda radical, but you did say Rosey was a dear pet... If she prolapses again, you're going to have to make some hard decisions because she will continue to prolapse over and over. But if you have a vet who is willing to do it, it's possible to have her "spayed" so that she doesn't lay eggs anymore. They would remove her ovaries and entire oviduct. It would save her life, but she wouldn't lay anymore. Something to think about...

 

[Southernbelle]

the3ofus+oursixchicks :

you said swolled back there. rosey still hangs out some but the vet said it should go back in myabe by tomorrow. did you let yours out of the crate any?

No, I left her in the crate. I wanted her to stay quiet and in the dark. After 2 days she was dying to be back with the flock and she wasn't bleeding anymore and her vent looked better, so on the 3rd day, I let her go back. She never prolapsed again, so I'm hoping Rosey won't.

 

[SIMPleChick]

Ohhhh poor baby! Sorryyou had to deal with this and SOOOOOO glad it didn't cost too much! You have a great vet! You can always soak her in your sink with warm water, up to her bum and wash the area to keep her clean and apply vasalene...sp? LOL.... That won't hurt the hen if she nibbles at it and will keep everything moist and a layer of proection when poop comes out. It's a lot of work but I would probably do it with my hens..And massaging area (not on stiches!) could be good too....if you think of us when we have babies often the DR or nurse will ask you to massage out the "area" before child birth to help eliminate tearing. Some of my hens had HUGE first eggs and they eventually evened out. Good luck! I have watched them lay and even they grunt and push hard!

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

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yea i was wondering if i needed to wash her bottom it is kinda dirty with all the stuff that went on back there today.

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

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No, I left her in the crate. I wanted her to stay quiet and in the dark. After 2 days she was dying to be back with the flock and she wasn't bleeding anymore and her vent looked better, so on the 3rd day, I let her go back. She never prolapsed again, so I'm hoping Rosey won't.

well the only thing i have at the moment is a pet crate and its to small i think. what about a big card board box?

 

[SIMPleChick]

the3ofus+oursixchicks :

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yea i was wondering if i needed to wash her bottom it is kinda dirty with all the stuff that went on back there today.

You can use really warm water and a little dish soap, won't hurt asmuch as salt water bt you can do that too, that might sting a bit. If you don't want to dunk her whole bottom half you can use a nala asparator, the blue bulbs you use to get boogers out of a babys nose, or a turkey bastor to spray gently on the area andwash it that way. then a little antibiotic ointment and vasalene on top of that. Just get it ALL gooey, I'd even pust a little inside...???​

 

[SilkieBantams]

Keep her in total darkness for awhile as she won't lay any eggs and it will help her to heal

 

[the3ofus+oursixchicks]

oh my Lord i had read some of the post on here before about hurt chickens i sure was wishing those things would never happen to me! i guess i have a long few days ahead of me. i guess i need to roll my sleeves up and go buy some rubber gloves huh? and i thought raising them from chicks was rough. ok so you think i need to push it back inside her bottom if i can. should i do it now or wait til in the morning since its so late?