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Just a quick update- we kept up with the regimen for 3 more days, and finally a big chunk of poo fell off the prolapse, and it then began staying inside her body! We put her back with the flock 5 days ago and so far she so doing great!

Thank you for the help! Maybe it is just necrotic and I’m assuming it’s poop. I will get a picture tomorrow and post it. We will add gentle soap cleaning and Vaseline. Is it a bad sign she hasn’t laid an egg since then? I’m ok with having a hen in the group that doesn’t, I just didn’t know if...

My 1 year old Austrolorp prolapsed last Tuesday. We isolated her in a dog kennel with bedding, water and food in our heated garage. Minimal food -mainly just to try and limit poops while we try and help her heal. She is alert, red-combed and looking very healthy besides the obvious issue...

So far- no hawk or eagle attacks. Mainly because we’ve made a small run that most hawks don’t want to fly in.

Should I put vitamins in their water now that they’re ilderkind of feed, so we don’t give vitamins any more. So far their eggs are good

Thank you - I’ll try to get a total profile shot and include it soon. Do you have a saddle you recommend or are they all pretty good?

I am currently on my first group of chicks from day 1 and am very attached to them. I spent some time on this site before and during their early days- and thankfully learned about pasty butt right away. Helped two of them from the knowledge shared on here! And that knowledge helped me get to...

My first flock- all are the same age: 6 mos old. I have 2 buff orp hens, 3 Australorp hens, 3 welsummer hens, 3 barred rock hens, 3 speckled Sussex hens. And 1 Australorp rooster He’s the boss for sure, and pretty sweet natured so far. And he’s very busy with his girls. I’ve noticed one...