Unknown Type of abscess?

[IcarusII]

My chicken was sitting in the nesting box longer than usual today and finally when it was way past laying time I took her out of the box and noticed a discharge and bad smell. I was actually waiting to give her a bath all day so I took her to the bath and noticed on/near her vent there was a huge abscess looking mass. I’ve never seen this and can’t tell what it is. I’ve been researching diffeeent things like vent gleet, vent prolapse etc. but nothing seems to match the description. She’s been feeling fine and I haven’t noticed any issues in her health but today she seemed unwell. I’m not sure if this is some type of tumor or abscess but it does have a smell which leads me to believe the latter. Has anyone seen this before or knows what it could be?
I’ve isolated her and plan to go to the vet on Monday but I’d like to know how to better treat her if someone could identify it.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Hard to tell by your pictures. That looks like a prolapse to me, but could be a tumor. I'd cull for either issue as I've had no luck fixing a prolapse myself. Hopefully someone else can be more helpful. Sorry.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Welcome To BYC

I agree, it doesn't look very good.

Do you notice if there's maggots on the wound?

Hard to tell if it's a prolapse along with Flystrike or not.
The bad odor says there's infection. If you wish to try to treat, wash up the affected area really well, take note of any maggots, if there's any, then they need to be removed.
Access the wound to determine how deep those wounds go. Chlorhexidine would be a good choice to use for cleaning and flushing the wounds.
Take more photos once you have done that. Hopefully we can tell more about the location and what's going on.

 

[IcarusII]

Thank you both. After her epsom salt bath today I was cleaning the area better. I did not notice any maggots. It does look like this mass is protruding out from the inside which is leading me to believe it could be the prolapse vent issue but it just looks a bit different from the pictures I’ve seen online. She laid an egg the day before yesterday and I don’t recall seeing this prior to that so I believe this just happened yesterday. It was difficult to get better pictures because of the lighting of the bathroom I was in but I’ve attached so others

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I guess if you want to try saving her you could glove up and gently push that back in. If it's damaged tissue she may just push it back out. Hemorrhoid cream is said to help shrink tissue.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Is this mass below the vent?

 

[IcarusII]

Is this mass below the vent?

It's hard for me to tell but it looks like it's part of the vent or coming out of the vent. She is able to poop but she has watery poop and it's not her normal poop. After her epsom salt bath yesterday she sprayed clear liquid poop all over my bathroom floor but I took that as a good sign that it helped relieve her some.

 

[IcarusII]

I guess if you want to try saving her you could glove up and gently push that back in. If it's damaged tissue she may just push it back out. Hemorrhoid cream is said to help shrink tissue.

Do you think this is a prolapse vent? Is this what happens? I haven't had this happen before with any of our other chickens so I'm not familiar. I am taking her to the vet tomorrow and am hoping they can diagnose what it is for sure before I begin any type of treatment. I am just giving her epsom salt/herbal baths every day and applying iodine for the time being to keep it clean. She has an appetite and eats and drinks fine but she seems uncomfortable when standing. She doesn't flinch or squawk when I clean the area so I don't think it's painful to her but I don't know.

 

[Tookie]

I don't think that's a prolapse, it looks like it's underneath the vent. Is the stuff coming out of her vent or is it underneath it?

 

[Eggcessive]

I think that she was probably vent pecked by the other chickens, possibly because she might have had a prolapse. Her abdominal contents, possibly intestines, look to be exposed. Hopefully, the abdominal wall is still intact. Either way, her vent or cloaca was damaged, and there is some infection. I would give her one or two shallow soaks each day in warm water. You could add a little salt to make saline or use some Hibiclens or betadine in the water to help fight infection. Epsom salts also works. When she is drying, apply a little plain Triple Antibiotic Ointment. This may take some time to heal, but try to keep it clean. She may die from infection if the abdominal wall is pierced, or she could herniate. She needs to be kept away from flies, since maggots would kill her. I hate to separate chickens since it is hard to get them back into the flock later. But she needs to be separated while she is healing. You could let her visit the flock each day with supervision, just so they remember her. I hope that she can survive this. Let us know how she gets along.