Have a Prolapsed Vent with possibly vent gleek or something? HELP!

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Hello! So I've had some issues with my flock lately and this seems to be the cherry on top. This hen is about 2 years old not sure what this is I thought it was a prolapsed vent and then some other illness with like yellow white runny poop cant remember the name right now. But I'm really not sure i haven't had time to put together a chicken first aid kits so I have bare minimum things not sure what to do Please help

I've given her two Epson salt bathes about 15 minutes each and tried to get off some of the crust on her but it's not coming off and I'm really not sure what to do now...
 

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Hello! So I've had some issues with my flock lately and this seems to be the cherry on top. This hen is about 2 years old not sure what this is I thought it was a prolapsed vent and then some other illness with like yellow white runny poop cant remember the name right now. But I'm really not sure i haven't had time to put together a chicken first aid kits so I have bare minimum things not sure what to do Please help

I've given her two Epson salt bathes about 15 minutes each and tried to get off some of the crust on her but it's not coming off and I'm really not sure what to do now...
She has a prolapse.

Soaking may be helpful if it doesn't stress her.

Keep the exposed tissue covered with oil, ointment or honey so it doesn't dry out.

The white material is urates and other material, it's commonly seen when there's a prolapse. It will crust up and often seemingly protect damaged tissue. You can work some oil into the crusts to help them slough off a bit. As the prolapse heals it will slough off more so you can actually get the prolapse back in.
This may take a couple of days to weeks, hard to know.

Very important is to get Calcium into her. Give 1 Calcium Citrate+D3 daily.

Keep your hen hydrated and eating.

She also has quite a lot of missing feathers/feather damage, I assume this is from overmating and/or some feather picking. Keep her separated until she heals, keep flies off of her as well.

While you are tending to her, take note if she needs dusting for lice or mites.
 
She has a prolapse.

Soaking may be helpful if it doesn't stress her.

Keep the exposed tissue covered with oil, ointment or honey so it doesn't dry out.

The white material is urates and other material, it's commonly seen when there's a prolapse. It will crust up and often seemingly protect damaged tissue. You can work some oil into the crusts to help them slough off a bit. As the prolapse heals it will slough off more so you can actually get the prolapse back in.
This may take a couple of days to weeks, hard to know.

Very important is to get Calcium into her. Give 1 Calcium Citrate+D3 daily.

Keep your hen hydrated and eating.

She also has quite a lot of missing feathers/feather damage, I assume this is from overmating and/or some feather picking. Keep her separated until she heals, keep flies off of her as well.

While you are tending to her, take note if she needs dusting for lice or mites.
First off thank you for responding I appreciate it as I'm a mess with what to do.

I gave her another bath/soaking but it's seeming to stress her alot now, what can I do anything else to try and get the crust off or just the oils? I have some olive oil on her now after her last bath.

I'll order some Calcium Citrate as well is there anything I can give her in the mean time? Egg shells maybe? And what should I be feeding her? I'm assuming no treats but I Scratch feed and layer pellets.

And yes the missing feathers are from my roos I separated all my girls from the majority but one. Her feathers haven't come in yet even though this was a month and a half ago. I also have her inside away from the others as soon as I noticed it.

Checked her for mites and such and didn't see any signs of them so I think that's good.

Any other suggestions?
 
Since the bath is stressful for her I would stop those.
Keep her warm and quiet and calm, isolated from others. Keeping the area moist is important, as Wyorp-Rock indicated above. Mineral oil has worked well for us in the past with stuck on poop, apply it with a Q-tip or your gloved finger tip. It quickly loosens debris. I would think the olive oil would be just as effective.
Oyster shells are better to offer on the side at all times, they take what they need for extra calcium. Egg shells don't have enough calcium which is why it's suggested to provide the calcium vitamin.
I would avoid the scratch treats, it is junk food for chickens. Try scrambled egg with wet feed to make a mash.
I hope she feels better. Please keep us updated.
 

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