Is it time to cull her?

[Bostonbea]

I have a 26 week old pullet that prolapsed her oviduct trying to pass her first egg. The "egg" ended up being a lash egg. A week of warm baths and separation from the others we finally managed to help her retract her oviduct. She has been doing decently for a few weeks, but I knew it would enevitably happen. She tried again this morning. No prolapsed oviduct, but during a warm bath I was able to feel a lump in her vent. The material that came out was like a hard boiled egg. More than likely she's an internal layer.

It's obvious that she was not blessed with properly operating equipment. I know she is miserable, just as I am having to make the decision. Guess that's why I'm here.

Any thoughts or support from you all that have been in my shoes?

Thanks to all...

 

[sourland]

I feel that the humane thing would be to cull and process her.

 

[CMV]

I put down an internal layer this past spring. It was miserable, but necessary. You would be doing your bird a kindness to put her out of her suffering.

I am sorry.

 

[serama hen]

DEATH OR SURGERY YOUR 2 OPTIONS

 

[mljohnson05]

if she is an internal layer, I would put her down if it was my hen.... I hate to see her suffer all the time

 

[serama hen]

soor i was using my laptop and the cap lock is broken i noticed it my comment seems a bit rash sry