Swollen vent

[Buck Creek Chickens]

one of my hens had a broken egg in her vent, I cleaned her up and now have her in the house, but her vent and backside is very swollen. is there anything I can do to help. she calm right now and puffed up a little. It smells too, not rotten, just bad, like sour poo.

 

[zachary]

do you now how long it was in her vent?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I really don't know, She was fine last night, and she seemed fine this morning, the egg shell didn't have much poo on it, I'm thinking the last 4-6 hours?

 

[zachary]

what does she look like now?

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

She's fluffed up, the vent is huge and puffy, the shell I removed was whole but crushed and there was a white and yolk after it.

 

[zachary]

do you have any type of ointment.

 

[Judy]

Nurse here. Agreed on the ointment. I would use Preparation H or Neosporin (or whatever antibiotic ointment you have actually I'd probably alternate them. Will at least be soothing to her, make her more comfortable, and hopefully also help healing.

Be sure NOT to use one that has a "caine" ingredient -- used to kill pain -- like novocaine, benzocaine, etc.

 

[zachary]

what kind of hen is she.

 

[zachary]

if you can go to a vet and get some [amoxicillin]
it will help with the infection.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

She a cuckoo maren that lays very dk eggs, whould neosporin / pain work?