Help:blood from chicks bottom

One of my chickens has a blooming bottom. A couple of days ago she layed an egg on the patio in 3 stages-first the white came, then a perfectly formed yellow yolk, and then a screwed up shell appeared. Today she is stood off all by herself and there is blood around her back end. I have sat her in a warm bath and had a feel around. I cannot see that there is anything sticking out, but just inside the back end is all blooming as if some of her insides are coming out. Anybody any ideas. I have had them now coming up to 3 years-dont know the make, but they are what I would call your everyday brown chicken.

Any info appreciated.

Lynn

It sounds as if she may have a prolapse.  You have done the right thing with the warm bath and checking nothing is hanging out.  Some people have sucessfully used hemorrhoid cream to shrink the prolapse or even sugar.  Make sure your other hens can not attack her as they will be attracted by the blood.

sorry anhbc I was obviously typing at same time as you. I had a feel around and couldnt find anything sticking out-I would have thought if it was a prolapse it would be stuck out-Is that not the case? I have seperated her from the other 2 because they did keep trying to have a nibble-horrible things

I don't think they always have the prolapse protruding but I may be wrong.

It could be that she has cut her insides on the broken shell.  If you don't want to dispatch her keep an eye on her over the next day or so as long as she is not suffering.

The easiest way to dispatch if you are not used to it would be by holding the chicken by both legs, laying the chickens head on the floor, placing a broomshaft across the back of the neck.  Put your feet either side of the broom to secure the neck and pull upwards sharply to dislocate the neck.  If you pull too hard the head detaches and can be really messy so make sure you are dressed appropriately and putting a bin liner down before you start is also a good idea.  I think there are videos online for you to view to give you a better idea of what is involved.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

You could try bathing her bottom in salt water to help keep it clean. She really needs to be removed from the other hens as they will be very interested in this red area and could damage her very badly. If it is an internal cut from the shell and there is no infection she may recover.

Thanks for all the replies and info. She wasnt any better and as the egg laying seems to have just about finished and it is difficult to keep them seperate thought it better to dispatch-put her out of her misery cos she obviously wasn't feeling well-looked very sad. Only 2 left now. started with 4 nearly 3 years ago, so had a good run with them.