What is coming out of my hen? Please help.

Dec 8, 2019
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So, I went out to let out the chickens, and when my new Rhode Island Red came out, I noticed that there was something white hanging out of her vent. I instantly suspected prolapse. But no, this didn’t look like prolapse. So I took her inside and cleaned her up but the white stuff feels and looks like an egg shell. I found her in the near box. What is it, and should I be worried?
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Looks like a collapsed egg membrane from a shell-less egg. I would gently try to pull it out. Keep her away from other chickens. Give her some extra calcium for next 3 days—1/2 a Tums or human calcium tablet to help her contractions to expell an egg and to firm up egg shells.
 
So, I went out to let out the chickens, and when my new Rhode Island Red came out, I noticed that there was something white hanging out of her vent. I instantly suspected prolapse. But no, this didn’t look like prolapse. So I took her inside and cleaned her up but the white stuff feels and looks like an egg shell. I found her in the near box. What is it, and should I be worried?View attachment 2016078
Looks like she laid a soft shelled egg that broke. I always get worried when that happens, because it can cause problems. Keep an eye on her and make sure that she has oyster shell to peck at. I would also break up a Tums and give it to her, maybe give her a couple a day and make sure she lays a normal egg.
 
Looks like a collapsed egg membrane from a shell-less egg. I would gently try to pull it out. Keep her away from other chickens. Give her some extra calcium for next 3 days—1/2 a Tums or human calcium tablet to help her contractions to expell an egg and to firm up egg shells.
Looks like she laid a soft shelled egg that broke. I always get worried when that happens, because it can cause problems. Keep an eye on her and make sure that she has oyster shell to peck at. I would also break up a Tums and give it to her, maybe give her a couple a day and make sure she lays a normal egg.
thanks. She’s in a coop now scratching around and being a chicken. I’ll buy her some calcium supplements today. I generally feed my chickens scratch, but these hens are new and have been eating layer pellets. I’ll keep an eye on her.
 
thanks. She’s in a coop now scratching around and being a chicken. I’ll buy her some calcium supplements today. I generally feed my chickens scratch, but these hens are new and have been eating layer pellets. I’ll keep an eye on her.
Stop the scratch.
It's not a complete balanced feed for chickens... It is much better for them to eat the layer pellets only.
 

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