Prolapse? Or overreacting mother?

[Marisa14]

Ok, so today I was dressing my blue Orpington, Molly’s foot and an egg fell out while we were holding her. The egg was soft, it felt almost like jelly, like a water balloon. But the real shock came after that when her vent looked like it was prolapsed... it popped itself back in shortly after, so I am confused to say the least!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok, so today I was dressing my blue Orpington, Molly’s foot and an egg fell out while we were holding her. The egg was soft, it felt almost like jelly, like a water balloon. But the real shock came after that when her vent looked like it was prolapsed... it popped itself back in shortly after, so I am confused to say the least!

Yes, that would have been a brief prolapse if it popped back in by itself that is good.
I would keep watch on her for a few days. IF she were mine, I would also give her calcium for a couple of days (1/2 Caltrate) and direct dose her with poultry vitamins for a couple of days as well. (I use Poultry Cell at 1cc per 3 pounds of weight) She also needs to be drinking well, so just observe her.

A soft shelled egg can be hard to expel, so hopefully it's just a one time glitch and you won't have any more problems.

Just noting, she has some tattered saddle feathers, do you have a rooster? Some birds have soft feathers which lose condition quickly, but I would check her over for lice/mites as well.

 

[Marisa14]

Yes, that would have been a brief prolapse if it popped back in by itself that is good.
I would keep watch on her for a few days. IF she were mine, I would also give her calcium for a couple of days (1/2 Caltrate) and direct dose her with poultry vitamins for a couple of days as well. (I use Poultry Cell at 1cc per 3 pounds of weight) She also needs to be drinking well, so just observe her.

A soft shelled egg can be hard to expel, so hopefully it's just a one time glitch and you won't have any more problems.

Just noting, she has some tattered saddle feathers, do you have a rooster? Some birds have soft feathers which lose condition quickly, but I would check her over for lice/mites as well.

Ok, thanks. I will give her some calcium with her breakfast today. She was egg bound about a week ago, but with a warm Epsom salt bath, some extra calcium and a gentle massage, she passed it the next day.
As for her saddle feathers... no rooster. they have been like that for quite a while. My other blue is exactly the same, and I check them and their coop regularly for mites (I had a terrible red mite infestation about a year and a half ago, been fine ever since)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Ok, thanks. I will give her some calcium with her breakfast today. She was egg bound about a week ago, but with a warm Epsom salt bath, some extra calcium and a gentle massage, she passed it the next day.
As for her saddle feathers... no rooster. they have been like that for quite a while. My other blue is exactly the same, and I check them and their coop regularly for mites (I had a terrible red mite infestation about a year and a half ago, been fine ever since)

I would watch her close then if she was egg bound last week. What do you normally feed including treats? Does she feel fatty in the abdomen?

The feathers are likely her breed/line - some birds have different feather quality and are prone to lose condition more quickly. Regardless, she's a sweet looking girl

 

[Marisa14]

I would watch her close then if she was egg bound last week. What do you normally feed including treats? Does she feel fatty in the abdomen?

The feathers are likely her breed/line - some birds have different feather quality and are prone to lose condition more quickly. Regardless, she's a sweet looking girl

I feed layer pellets mixed with a grain type food (photo). Their treats mainly consist of salad scraps. Lettuce, they LOVE tomatoes and they are in abundance here in NZ at the moment! I was giving them some sunflower seeds but I 4 out of my 6 chickens have had bumblefoot in the last 2 months and I read that too much protein can cause it?
There is a pic of the rest of “my girls” I just love having chickens but I hate it when they are not well!

 

[Marisa14]

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I feed layer pellets mixed with a grain type food (photo). Their treats mainly consist of salad scraps. Lettuce, they LOVE tomatoes and they are in abundance here in NZ at the moment! I was giving them some sunflower seeds but I 4 out of my 6 chickens have had bumblefoot in the last 2 months and I read that too much protein can cause it?
There is a pic of the rest of “my girls” I just love having chickens but I hate it when they are not well!

oh, and yes, her abdomen is still a bit fatty and she appears to lay down and sorta squeeze! I’m freaking out, I lost 2 chickens within a month of each other this time last year and I didn’t cope well with it at all!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

So she's squeezing now? She may be working on another egg, hard to know.
I'd keep watch on her and see how it goes.

Hens that are "overweight" or have excess fat in the abdomen can have trouble laying eggs and can be prone to egg binding and prolapse.
What percentage protein is the layer feed? The grain feed you may want to cut back on that a little, anything you "add" to their normal feed can dilute the protein and nutritional content that they get, but the grains look good.

Bumblefoot is caused by infection entering the foot through abrasions, cuts, etc. I have not read info that extra protein can cause Bumblefoot. Excess protein is linked to gout in chickens, but that would be excessive amounts - not what you would normally find by feeding poultry feed and a few treats.

 

[Marisa14]

Yes, she is. We are just about to dress her foot so will take some more pics. I’ve crushed up some calcium tablets and put in some oats for her.
sorry, I read that protein can cause infection, so wondered if that contributed once they had the cut already? Her foot has me stumped too... it’s swollen and hot like there’s an infection there but it doesn’t seem to be bumblefoot. It feels like there’s a hard lump under it...

 

[Marisa14]

Here’s a pic of Te layer pellets and their info. Pic #3 is Molly eating some oats with crushed calcium tablets and the next two are of her foot...

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Here’s a pic of Te layer pellets and their info. Pic #3 is Molly eating some oats with crushed calcium tablets and the next two are of her foot...

Looks like Bumblefoot to me. Does she seem to have trouble walking on the foot?