Huge protrusion from vent!! Is my hen in danger???

[casportpony]

That looks like an egg.

 

[casportpony]

She should be on yogurt to help rebuild the biome in her gut and egg tract

No, that will not help.

check her for vent gleet and treat that

This is not vent gleet.

human calcium with vitamin D. Tums will also work, if you give one orally.

If you give calcium, you should give water too.

Keep the prolapsed red tissue moist at all times with vaseline or mild oil so that it doesn’t dry out.

If there is an egg in there you need to get the egg out, To kee it moist, I would use a water-soluble personal lubricant,

You can try to push it back inside if there is no egg.

Yes.

spray vent with athlete's foot spray

No, this is not a fungal infection.

 

[Orit]

Is it hard or soft? If hard, it's a prolapse with an egg in it. If soft, it's a prolapse and needs to be pushed back in.

I think this is the video that @Eggcessive usually posts:

OK - will watch this. I just checked and it is soft. She also laid and egg this morning.

 

[casportpony]

I wonder if it's a shell-less egg?

 

[chickfused]

Please be aware that the chicken in the posted video had to be put down the next time she tried to lay an egg, about a week later because the issue recurred. A vet may be able to place internal stitches and/or place the hen on birth control to give her system time to heal if it turns out to be the same thing.

 

[Sierra67]

OK - will watch this. I just checked and it is soft. She also laid and egg this morning.

If it’s soft and she layed this morning chances are it’s a prolapse you can clean and push back in

 

[casportpony]

Please be aware that the chicken in the posted video had to be put down the next time she tried to lay an egg, about a week later because the issue recurred. A vet may be able to place internal stitches and/or place the hen on birth control to give her system time to heal if it turns out to be the same thing.

After something like this, one should immediately make attempts to halt egg production. A hormone implant from the vet would work, but if that's not available, one could put them on a strict diet and reduce daylight hours.

 

[Sierra67]

Please be aware that the chicken in the posted video had to be put down the next time she tried to lay an egg, about a week later because the issue recurred. A vet may be able to place internal stitches and/or place the hen on birth control to give her system time to heal if it turns out to be the same thing.

My duck had it happen 3 times. Used honey the third time to lessen the inflammation and it’s never happened again. Don’t get carried away scaring people

 

[Orit]

No, that will not help.

This is not vent gleet.

If you give calcium, you should give water too.

If there is an egg in there you need to get the egg out, To kee it moist, I would use a water-soluble personal lubricant,

Yes.

No, this is not a fungal infection.

Thanks - this is super helpful. I poked around and it is very soft and really doesn't seem like there's an egg in there. Plus - she laid an egg this morning (small and light blue like she always does). I just watched the video. I think the only thing I might have on hand is vaseline. Can I use that?

 

[casportpony]

If it is just a tissue prolapse it should be easy to push back in. If it is a shell-less egg, that will make it harder to treat. Vaseline is not ideal, but if that's all you have, use it.