EMERGENCY! HELP! Chicken with bloody vent.

[casportpony]

Check for a soft-shell egg too,

 

[Mrs J]

She has not passed anything. She is exactly as she was yesterday. I am thanking God that she survived the night. She is very hungry, and she is still straining but I am scared to give her any food. There are strange fluids dripping out of her vent, my mother thinks they seem like egg whites but I think it is because she hasn't eaten. If there is a broken egg in her, do we give her antibiotics?

It is really hard to know without pictures…. If she has a broken egg inside her she will need antibiotics straight away. Keep giving the calcium which will help expel the egg remains (if it is a broken egg) and keep her hydrated. Also add some sugar to her water. As casportpony said, you would expect to see some yolk. Pictures would be really helpful.

 

[casportpony]

And the best antibiotic for this (broken egg) is Baytril:

Baytril 10% - All Bird Products​

The dose I use is 0.07 ml per pound of body weight twice a day orally.

 

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Her vent is very dirty in the image. It doesn't matter how many times we clean it she keeps getting it all yucky again.

 

[casportpony]

Can you clean it again and get another picture?

 

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We are going to give her a warm water soak first to clean it off and see if she has an egg stuck. I will try to get one after that.

 

[Mrs J]

We are going to give her a warm water soak first to clean it off and see if she has an egg stuck. I will try to get one after that.

Do you have any Epsom salt? I think an Epsom salt bath would be perfect in this situation, it will clean, relax and help expel.

 

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I have already put Epsom salt in the water. I am waiting for the water to cool off a bit. Our water system is acting up so I had to bring water in from the rain barrel and heat it up.

 

[casportpony]

There is no need to soak her if you do not feel an egg. Soaking a hen that is not feeling well, and does not have a stuck egg, can be harmful.

 

[Mrs J]

There is no need to soak her if you do not feel an egg. Soaking a hen that is not feeling well, and does not have a stuck egg, can be harmful.

This is true. If I ever need to give an Epsom salt bath, I blow dry them on the cool setting so they don’t get a chill, my girls love it. Maybe just clean around her vent area with the Epsom salt water.