Rooster is bleeding from vent and I think his intestines are out

[azygous]

Necropsies can be expensive. If you've got the stomach for it, you can cut him open after he's dead and take a look at what the intestines look like inside. Sometimes it's very obvious what went wrong, but often there is no clue. But if you are curious and not squeamish, you may learn something.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I'm sorry about your rooster. If it was possible to fix this, @azygous would certainly be able to guide you through it. She is one of our top Educators.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I recommend you humanely euthanize him. Once the intestines are pulled out and injured, bacteria sets in immediately, and trying to stuff all of the contaminated tissues back inside will not work. They will likely not remain even if you can get them back in, and with bacteria inside he would probably die a slow and painful death.

A chickens' innards are not stuffed into the abdominal cavity like so much spaghetti. It's complex plumbing, each section having a position that enables its function, and you would never hope to get it all back in the positions they need to be. I see one portion that is likely one of the two cecum. Those reside nowhere near the vent opening and are responsible for distributing fluids throughout the body besides forming cecal poop.

Even if you managed to somehow get all that back inside, he would then need to be put on a continual antibiotic intravenous drip to combat infection which has already begun. You are not equipped to do this.

The most humane method is cervical dislocation.

@homeschoolchick I'm sorry about your rooster.

I agree with everything that @azygous has posted.
I also agree with her that it looks at least one cecum is hanging out. Sadly, something like this cannot be pushed back in.

This is the not fun part of chicken keeping. I had a hen that had a severe prolapse years ago, it was not repairable and I put her down. It makes it hard when often the bird is otherwise "healthy" to have to let them go.

 

[homeschoolchick]

Thank you for everyone's responses. If he is alive in the morning, my neighbor will come over to put him down. She will be able to help me check out the intestines at that time.
It really sucks because he was a docile rooster, only 6 months old. He seemed healthy. He was active, eating and drinking, and crowing...a lot! It just doesn't make sense.

 

[orelsi]

What is the most humane way? I have never had to do this. I am agonizing over the decision.

Sorry for this, you may go years without anything of that magnitude, but such are the risks of keeping a flock.

Personally, I go for chopping the neck with a hatchet. It's quick and painless and if you do it right the spine gets cut in less than a second. You can watch videos online on the preparation and how to hold the bird, so it doesn't move. I would recommend someone else with experience do it, if you have never done it before. Watch and learn though. It's not a skill you want I am sure, but it's good to be prepared. It's better to end their suffering than prolong it and knowing how to do it is a part of having chickens.

Don't give up on them. The good moments outweigh the bad by a ton.

 

[homeschoolchick]

I have a crazy update!!!!!

This morning I thought I would find him dead or have to have my friend come over to cull him. But, after I the girls out into the run, I picked him up and checked his vent. There was absolutely nothing there! I was dumbfounded. There was a little blood still on his feathers, but zero intestines! I cut the blood off of his feathers, the best I could, gave him fresh corid water and food, and watched him for awhile. He drank, ate, pooped, and crowed like normal. After awhile, per a suggestion, I let him out with the girls in the run and he tried mating with them, tid bitting to them, chased them around, and crowed a bunch.
I don't understand what is going on. I am still very concerned because something is happening internally, but I don't know what!??? I added a video of him ( the food on the ground is from him knocking over the metal bowl while chasing them). The pictures of poop are his from this morning, before I let him out.

 

[homeschoolchick]

I haven't figured out how to add the video. It said it wasn't allowed.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Upload the video to a video hosting platform like YouTube or Vimeo and link it to here. This is amazing!

 

[wrathsfarm]

I haven't figured out how to add the video. It said it wasn't allowed.

You have to upload it to 'you tube' or similar. And then add the link to the video here.

 

[wrathsfarm]

Upload the video to a video hosting platform like YouTube or Vimeo and link it to here. This is amazing!

Yes... This.