White "gel" stuck on to my chicken's butt? Please help! Emergency!

[azygous]

Is the discharge from her vent very smelly? Not like usual poop smell? Sort of acrid and very unpleasant? If so, that's a sign of an obstructed oviduct.

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

Yes, exactly like you described. How should I treat it? Does that make her case even worse?

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

I just looked up. The internet says that you have to give her a surgery for this. Is there any other options?

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

 

[azygous]

No. It just confirms she has an oviduct obstruction.

What occurs in such an obstruction is the ceca get blocked. The ceca is where the cecal poop originates, but the ceca also distribute fluids to the tissues of the body. During obstruction, these fluids are flushed down and out of the reproductive tract. That's why the awful odor.

But the consequences for the hen are risks of dehydration. It's a vicious circle, making it more difficult to resolve the obstruction. This is why pushing fluids is very crucial.

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

So no surgery needed but a lot of water, right?

 

[azygous]

If you have a qualified avian vet available to do the surgery, then yes, it's an option. The surgery is not without risk, though.

Continue the calcium once a day, the antibiotic two hours later and push the fluids.

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

Ok. I’ve already given her calcium today and I’m feeding her sugar water right now. Should I give her food or would that block it even more?

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

Please tell me there’s still chance that she’ll live.

 

[Lady Clucks-a-Lot]

Fed her a cup of water and she pooped. Still stumbling a lot though.