Help my hen has a membrane with an egg hanging below her vent!

[Jamiesluv4chix]

Hey there. I saw my young backyard silky blend trying to lay am egg today and when she got up and walked away she had this egg inside the membrane I'm guessing hanging out. I had someone on the Facebook group say she had this happen to one of her new layers and she was able to push it in and get it to come out the right way without getting twisted up but I haven't had any luck. She is still walking around but you can tell it's bothering her. I have her in my guest shower to keep her comfortable and tomorrow will try again but hoping to get some advice Not sure if this is considered a prolapse any help appreciated.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Tagging some Educators for you.
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @azygous

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She's prolapsed with an egg inside the tissue.

Keep the tissue moist with ointment or oil, but you'll have to either push the prolapsed back inside to see if she can expel the egg or see if you can find the opening and remove the egg.

Possible you may have to cut the egg out, but that would be the last resort. If you have Vet Care, that would be best.
The hen in this video did survive, but there is a definite risk that the hen may die, she may end up with infection, the reproductive system/shell gland may be damaged beyond repair, etc.

 

[azygous]

In addition to what @Wyorp Rock mentions, here is what I advise.

If you can, place her in a comfortable crate on towels with a heating pad placed under the top towel. it may help to have the towel damp for moist heat. This will help relax her muscles that are pushing the prolapse out.

Using warm moist compresses, hold them on the prolapse for a few minutes and then gently try to push the prolapse back in. If you succeed, you can use some cortisone cream on the vent tissue to reduce swelling. This will help the egg to come out.

You need to keep her calm and quiet and relaxed. No bright lights or noise or people traffic, especially pets.

 

[Jamiesluv4chix]

She's prolapsed with an egg inside the tissue.

Keep the tissue moist with ointment or oil, but you'll have to either push the prolapsed back inside to see if she can expel the egg or see if you can find the opening and remove the egg.

Possible you may have to cut the egg out, but that would be the last resort. If you have Vet Care, that would be best.
The hen in this video did survive, but there is a definite risk that the hen may die, she may end up with infection, the reproductive system/shell gland may be damaged beyond repair, etc.

Okay what is it that I am supposed to use sugar and honey for

 

[coach723]

Sugar and honey are sometimes used instead of the ointments to help with moisture (the honey) and the swelling (the sugar). What you use depends on what you have on hand. Hydrocortisone ointment will help with swelling also, the tissue absolutely needs to be kept moist, so reapply often (honey is a humectant, attracts moisture, so can help). And continue to keep putting the prolapse back in, holding for a while, until you can get it to stay (assuming you have successfully removed the egg). I have had prolapses that took days to get to successfully stay in. Some birds may prolapse only once and never again. Some may do it repeatedly.

 

[Jamiesluv4chix]

Okay what is it that I am supposed to use sugar and honey for

Ty sooooo much! This video helped so mich

She's prolapsed with an egg inside the tissue.

Keep the tissue moist with ointment or oil, but you'll have to either push the prolapsed back inside to see if she can expel the egg or see if you can find the opening and remove the egg.

Possible you may have to cut the egg out, but that would be the last resort. If you have Vet Care, that would be best.
The hen in this video did survive, but there is a definite risk that the hen may die, she may end up with infection, the reproductive system/shell gland may be damaged beyond repair, etc.

Thank you so much for the help. The video kept me confident in continuing to try after soaking her again and thank God the membrane opened and pushed not only 1 but 2 out. So I'm cleaning with saline and silver and then putting a blend of honey, Vaseline and an antiseptic balm and will try to get in back in

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ty sooooo much! This video helped so mich

Thank you so much for the help. The video kept me confident in continuing to try after soaking her again and thank God the membrane opened and pushed not only 1 but 2 out. So I'm cleaning with saline and silver and then putting a blend of honey, Vaseline and an antiseptic balm and will try to get in back in

So she was able to pass both eggs without you having to cut?

Wonderful! Nice job.

When you can, please get photos of the prolapse now. Continue to cover all exposed tissue with your treatment so it doesn't dry out.

Very important to get the Calcium into her even though the eggs have been removed. Calcium helps with contractions and retention.

She may have another egg on the way, so be aware that she may also need help with the next one if the tissue is still prolapsed.

 

[Jamiesluv4chix]

So she was able to pass both eggs without you having to cut?

Wonderful! Nice job.

When you can, please get photos of the prolapse now. Continue to cover all exposed tissue with your treatment so it doesn't dry out.

Very important to get the Calcium into her even though the eggs have been removed. Calcium helps with contractions and retention.

She may have another egg on the way, so be aware that she may also need help with the next one if the tissue is still prolapsed.

Hey there! Okay so we did another saline wash and soak and now she's foraging around drying off supervised away from the others. I will include pics of the prolapse. Clearly it's okay to feed and water her still right? And should I be feeding something specific to help her? I gave her the calcium with d3 tab last night. This picture of her prolapse is after her soak. Also including a picture of her comb....we had 2 in the flock with wet pox we just had to put down so I'm curious as to what I should do now with the comb? I don't want to give antiobiotics for sure but want to help her if this is dry pox. We have decided after a lot of research to cull any with wet pox
We just don't have the resources to keep infected birds separated sadly. Also any suggestions on properly cleaning coop to help stop spread of pox would be greatly appreciated