WHAT IS WRONG???

[Kenzie22]

I just noticed this when I checked on my hens tonight. Any help is appreciated!

 

[WIchickMama]

This is the 1st you have noticed it? Is it blood from the vent?

 

[WIchickMama]

No other concerns or symptoms before tonight

 

[Kenzie22]

This is the 1st you have noticed it? Is it blood from the vent?

Yes. We checked on her again this evening and it looked a little better. The blood had clotted and there was clear mucus coming out like she was flushing it out.

 

[Kenzie22]

Nope no other concerns other than the fact that she is in with 14 other hens and one of them was laying double yolks at random times maybe once a month.

 

[Kenzie22]

Her vent was also very swollen

 

[WIchickMama]

How old is she and does she lay?

 

[Kenzie22]

How old is she and does she lay?

She is about 3 and yes she does lay. There was a regular sized egg that she layed that had blood on it which is when she started bleeding I am guessing. It also crossed my mind that she may have been the one that was laying double yolks every once in a while but the last time I got a double yolk was a week and a half ago to two weeks ago.

 

[Eggcessive]

Your hen looks like she was pecked and cannibalized by the other chickens. Sometimes they can have a prolapsed vent that is red and attracts pecking. Sometimes it is because of overcrowding and boredom. Once she is cleaned up with a soak in warm soapy water or Epsom salts water, take a closeup of her vent. If she has a prolapse, the red tissue needs to be kept moist with Neosporin, oil or vaseline until you can push it back inside. Here is a good article about prolapses:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/prolapse-vent-causes-treatment-graphic/

Here is some reading about cannibalism and causes:
https://poultry.extension.org/artic...ibalism-in-small-and-backyard-poultry-flocks/

 

[Kenzie22]

Okay. I think she prolapsed but I think whatever came out had already gone back in.