smithpadstow Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hello all, help needed please as to what the following could be or what else I can do. Let the hens our first thing yesterday morning, all eager as usual to get to their food and water. A couple of minutes later, one of the hens straind as though she was going for her usual morning poo and out popped 2 inches worth of white gunk (best I can do to describe it) which remained lodged in her vent. She carried on as normal, taking on food and water but then gradually turned worse. Later I found half a crushed egg shell in the run, no gunk left on the hen (just very messy feathers below her vent but no blood) she was hunched up with a full solid crop and continiously straining. She then made her way to the hen house where she sat in a nesting box for the remainder of the afternoon, still straining. She had been passing but it had been very runny and certainly not all poo - the smell is really foul. So, I took the following action: - Bathed her in warm water - Cleaned her vent area with warm water (I've not reached inside with a finger) - Gentley massaged her crop upwards - Seperated her from the other hens and provided her with food and water with some apple cider vinegar (as a pick me up). As I closed the garage up for the night she had not touched her food or water. When I checked on her this morning, she was more alert and drinking. Any advice or help will be much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 As the smell is foul, I'd take her to the vet. There may be some sort of infection building up, and the vet will be better able to examine inside her and remove any remnants of broken egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
