Pasted Hen? Please help!!!

[MollyAngel]

I have a young EE hen (Emily) with a slight problem. I went down to put the chickens door up and I looked up and saw the birds all preening. I noticed that Emily had poop and a red bit of intestine coming out of her vent. This is kind of an inefficient way of explaining. Here are the questions.

1) What type of bird , age and weight? She is an EE young hen. I don't know her weight, but I don't think it is important. (I'll try to find out later.)
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She was on the roost and preening her vent which had poop over it and a red bit of flabby skin hanging out that did not belong outside of her. After I went to get my dad for help, she was down from the roost with the rest of the birds and poking around, not alone or sulking. When we rushed her to the house and began to wash her vent, she went stiff and she was frozen like she always is when I pick her up because she doesn't like me very much. After we brought her back down, she resumed being a chicken.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Just about a half an hour since I saw, I don't know how long she was pasted up for.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No.
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma? The icky skin was a little bloody but it wasn't dripping blood or anything.
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. I think she may have just not gotten enough water today, and just got pasty.

1. 7) What has the bird been eating )and drinking, if at all. I think she may have eaten after, but I didn't see.

8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. It looked normal on her vent, but I didn't see her poop after.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? We ran her behind under warm water and got out all the poop blocking "the pathway". Then we sprayed it with an anti-fungal blu-kote spray and put her back. It looked like it was less swollen very quickly.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet?I don't think she will need a vet, but if she does we probably would have trouble getting her to one.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use. Normal pine shavings, and the same coop she has been living in for 8 months

This was taken after we rised away the poop.

 

[glenann]

Is she old enough to be laying eggs?

 

[MollyAngel]

She's been laying a while, since about December. She had poop encrusted on her vent so I think she was pasted.

 

[Katelee]

Our one hen, Sweetie Pie, had this happen to her. We gave her a bath in warm water to get her area clean. It was a slow process so she wouldn't startle and we wouldn't hurt her. Then I took honey and gently with my finger I smeared it over in and with my finger gently pushed it back inside her. I then put her in a big tub with a little water to drink and covered it so it was dark but she could breathe. I reduced her food for two days. We had to do this two days in a row but I am happy to say she is fine now and still our favorite girl. The honey was organic and from a local farmer. They say honey will reduce swelling and has antiseptic properties.

 

[MollyAngel]

Thank you so much for your help! I went down this morning to see her and the other hens and she was fine except for some poo on her vent. I will give her the treatment you described if it happens again. Thanks!