Urgent- What is this protruding from hens vent?

[Weeg]

I am fairly certain I got an egg from little miss this afternoon. I let her out of her separate zone since her prolapse was gone. I'm already separating an injured duck in that coop, so my space was limited.
I saw her in the nesting box and came back a bit later to an egg. Her back end is quite wet, so I'll keep an eye on her to make sure she's passed everything. The egg was whole a pretty. Good job girlie.

 

[azygous]

Keep watch. Often there is a second egg causing this problem. You'll know if she's all clear when she returns to behaving in her old normal fashion. If she's still slow and "off", she's still got material needing to come out.

 

[Weeg]

Keep watch. Often there is a second egg causing this problem. You'll know if she's all clear when she returns to behaving in her old normal fashion. If she's still slow and "off", she's still got material needing to come out.

Will do. Honestly, she's been acting normal the whole time. Not off at all. In my original post I said possibly a bit sluggish, but I think that is just the warm weather finally. She's been preening, dust bathing, and running around even with the prolapse.
I'll definitely keep watching her for a second egg. Might even give calcium again tomorrow to be safe. I'll see how she's feeling.

 

[azygous]

If there is a second egg, continuing the calcium can reset the cycle so just one egg is produced. A couple years ago, an EE hen of mine was struggling with two eggs per day. They were poor shell quality, and the double ovulation was leading her into real trouble. It took three weeks on calcium to get the cycle switched to one yolk. That was over two years ago, and she has been laying normally ever since. She's no spring chicken, either, at around seven years.

 

[Weeg]

If there is a second egg, continuing the calcium can reset the cycle so just one egg is produced. A couple years ago, an EE hen of mine was struggling with two eggs per day. They were poor shell quality, and the double ovulation was leading her into real trouble. It took three weeks on calcium to get the cycle switched to one yolk. That was over two years ago, and she has been laying normally ever since. She's no spring chicken, either, at around seven years.

Intersting, how cool! Good to know, I'll watch to see if I get as second egg. I didn't know that. I know that calcium can work some magic, but I didn't know it could change that too. Interesting.

 

[Maude52]

Thank you for this thread. I have a hen with this kind issue. I will treat her today and see what happens.
My question is; how do you administer the pill to the hen so she ingest all of it?

 

[EuroChook]

Cloacal prolapse. Isolate the bird, clean the area and irrigate. Do not try to push the mass back inside if dirty or contaminated with debris. Inspect for any damage to the tissue. If the tissue is damaged, she will need a vet and antibiotic with concomitant steroidal anti inflammatory .

A neat series of dos and don'ts is here:
https://poultrydvm.com/condition/cloacal-prolapse