HELP!!! ORGAN FALLING OUT

[Kiki]

Three times a day in their water for 2 weeks. The vet offered antibiotics but I'd rather try something natural first which they said was fine. I'm in the US

Ok, thanks for letting me know.


Did your vet run a fecal float test to check for worm eggs?

 

[Kiki]

Three times a day in their water for 2 weeks. The vet offered antibiotics but I'd rather try something natural first which they said was fine. I'm in the US

I'm having a hard time seeing this thing as any type of worm.

I really think you should reconsider antibiotics for an infection.

 

[LaFleche]

Update: The vet wasn't 100% sure but it seems to be a worm (a roundworm I think). I'll be treating her with homeovet dewormer

So nothing else wrong in her vent area? After cleaning up her butt, was there everything looking alright or did you see something like a prolapse?

 

[coach723]

That doesn't look like a roundworm, more like either a very malformed egg shell, or infection material (lash egg). I'm leaning towards the malformed egg material. Since I can't see it/feel it personally, that's my guess. It would have been difficult to pass and probably why so much droppings were built up around the vent. I would get a fecal done to check for parasite eggs, and if found I would use an appropriate worming medication. I've never used Homeovet so cannot say anything about it except that the ingredients don't look all that effective to me. There are safe wormers that are sure to be effective that you can use, if needed. The fecal test would be simple, inexpensive, and would rule it in or out as an issue (parasites).
How old is this bird, and has she ever had any laying issues before? Do you know when she last laid a normal egg? Did she molt this year?
Sometimes glitches happen, so it could be a one time thing, but if it recurs then other causes need to be looked at.

 

[Folly's place]

x2!
Mary

 

[bhawk-23]

I'm having a hard time seeing this thing as any type of worm.

I really think you should reconsider antibiotics for an infection.

Unless chicken round worms are very different from a dog or cat then I agree fully. Most definitely get a fecal float done. Should be quick and fairly cheap.

 

[chunandsnuggles2]

Ok, thanks for letting me know.


Did your vet run a fecal float test to check for worm eggs?

The vet never said anything about a float test so I don't think so

 

[chunandsnuggles2]

So nothing else wrong in her vent area? After cleaning up her butt, was there everything looking alright or did you see something like a prolapse?

It looks fine

 

[chunandsnuggles2]

That doesn't look like a roundworm, more like either a very malformed egg shell, or infection material (lash egg). I'm leaning towards the malformed egg material. Since I can't see it/feel it personally, that's my guess. It would have been difficult to pass and probably why so much droppings were built up around the vent. I would get a fecal done to check for parasite eggs, and if found I would use an appropriate worming medication. I've never used Homeovet so cannot say anything about it except that the ingredients don't look all that effective to me. There are safe wormers that are sure to be effective that you can use, if needed. The fecal test would be simple, inexpensive, and would rule it in or out as an issue (parasites).
How old is this bird, and has she ever had any laying issues before? Do you know when she last laid a normal egg? Did she molt this year?
Sometimes glitches happen, so it could be a one time thing, but if it recurs then other causes need to be looked at.

She's 1.5 years, and there was one time where there was an egg without a hard shell, and once there was one without any shell or membrane but I don't know if she or my other hen laid it. She laid a normal egg the same day of the post and still has been laying since then. I don't think she molted but these are my first chickens so I'm not sure how obvious molts are. My other chicken is acting lethargic today so I'm not sure if she has worms too or some other sickness. I'll ask the vet if they do fecal tests.

 

[coach723]

Sometimes molt is very obvious, lots of feathers lost, bare spots, big patches of pin feathers. Other times molt is soft, and less obvious, the feather loss can be very gradual and practically un-noticable. Most birds start having an annual molt around 18 months of age, some sooner, some a bit later. More info on molt here:
https://www.wideopenpets.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-molting-chickens/
Most birds do not lay during molt, all the energy is put into growing feathers.
Since she has been laying normally since she passed the thing pictured, then it was likely a glitch. No one has asked about what you feed, so calcium may be a contributing factor. Some birds need more calcium than others depending on a lot of factors, some need less, so make sure you have oyster shell available all the time for them in a separate feeder.
We would need more info on your other bird that is lethargic in order to give advice on that, a fecal is always a good idea to rule parasites in or out. The test is the same regardless of species, any vet can do it but some won't do for a chicken if they don't see chickens. There are mail in options also if you don't have a vet that will do it (it's just a matter of looking at a solution made of the droppings under a microscope):
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000J5SOZ...colid=27RHKHAM35GO&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it