Something hanging out of hen’s vent area

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I apologize if this is the wrong thread to post my concern. Can anyone tell me what is hanging from Scarlet’s vent area? After I stopped panicking I think it might be a malformed egg but not sure. I gently pulled on it to see where it’s attached and a small section is stuck to her vent. I don’t want to pull any harder in case it tears that delicate area and causes bleeding. Does anyone have advice on how to remove it without harming her?
Thank you.

 

[Eggcessive]

I think that she has either an egg or lash egg stuck in a prolapse. I would look carefully for an opening in the sack where you could try and maneuver the egg out. If a vet is available soon, that might be good. Does the egg feel shell-less or hard shell?

 

[Eggcessive]

A dose of huma pn calcium 300-600 mg orally or a Tums may be helpful. Keep the vent prolapse from drying out by lubricating with honey or oil? This video shows the owner trying to retrieve the egg:

 

[27seekup40]

I think that she has either an egg or lash egg stuck in a prolapse. I would look carefully for an opening in the sack where you could try and maneuver the egg out. If a vet is available soon, that might be good. Does the egg feel shell-less or hard shell?

I think it’s soft shelled when I first touched it but now the air has dried it and it’s hard. I used olive oil to see if it would detach but it won’t. I will post a photo of it connected to a red stringy thing coming from inside her vent.
Thank you so much for replying.

 

[27seekup40]

A dose of huma pn calcium 300-600 mg orally or a Tums may be helpful. Keep the vent prolapse from drying out by lubricating with honey or oil? This video shows the owner trying to retrieve the egg:

Thank you. We are watching the video now.

 

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I think it’s soft shelled when I first touched it but now the air has dried it and it’s hard. I used olive oil to see if it would detach but it won’t. I will post a photo of it connected to a red stringy thing coming from inside her vent.
Thank you so much for replying.

 

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So is this part of her vent with an egg incased?

 

[Eggcessive]

Yes, I believe it is her cloaca on the outside. Have you given a calcium tablet or Tums. If not I would get some and look for a slit or opening of the vent, or take her to a vet if possible. The opening can be very hard to find. I have only read about this in threads. It can reoccur. Is she young to laying?

 

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Yes, I believe it is her cloaca on the outside. Have you given a calcium tablet or Tums. If not I would get some and look for a slit or opening of the vent, or take her to a vet if possible. The opening can be very hard to find. I have only read about this in threads. It can reoccur. Is she young to laying?

No, not yet. I will look for a bottle of Tums otherwise I take calcium and can give her that. It's Sunday and our local vet isn't open and not sure about tomorrow being that it's Labor Day. I have her isolated in a pen in the garage for now. I lubricated her vent with Vaseline and hope that keeps it from drying out. I also have mineral oil so do you think that is a better option? She is able to poop so I'm glad she isn't backed up. Tomorrow I will try to find the vent opening. I watched the entire video link you suggested but Scarlet's case seems not so clear cut. She is 2 years and 4 months old and laid 6/7 days a week. She just started to molt so that's why I thought she stopped laying but yesterday I found one of her eggs which was hard shelled but smaller than usual.

 

[Eggcessive]

Mineral oil or vaseline are both good to keep the prolapse moist. It is good that she is able to poop. Usually with egg binding they cannot poop. Calcium with D 3 is fine, or calcium. Just pop into her beak to swallow. Let us know how she is doing in the morning.