Manitobagirl
In the Brooder
- Aug 1, 2023
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Hi-
One of our hens has a small prolapse from yesterday I’m working on with honey/glucose water, tucking it back in and pressure. Also supplemented the water with magnesium and have calcium available as per usual via eggshells and grit/calcium supplement. I noticed it about an hour after it happened judging by the egg temperature and the egg was clean.
Does anyone see anything else based on this pic I should worry about? It’s -40 Celsius with windchill which is about -40 F and we have a heat plate in the coop so I’m trying really hard to keep her mostly dry and not give her frostbite with the cleaning. I’m balancing bringing her in the house with the cold.
She has a bit of a bulge around the vent and I’m wondering if I should be pushing on that gently as well as the actual material. Also wondering if the poop consistency is typical with this or if there’s some sort of infection I should treat too…
One of our hens has a small prolapse from yesterday I’m working on with honey/glucose water, tucking it back in and pressure. Also supplemented the water with magnesium and have calcium available as per usual via eggshells and grit/calcium supplement. I noticed it about an hour after it happened judging by the egg temperature and the egg was clean.
Does anyone see anything else based on this pic I should worry about? It’s -40 Celsius with windchill which is about -40 F and we have a heat plate in the coop so I’m trying really hard to keep her mostly dry and not give her frostbite with the cleaning. I’m balancing bringing her in the house with the cold.
She has a bit of a bulge around the vent and I’m wondering if I should be pushing on that gently as well as the actual material. Also wondering if the poop consistency is typical with this or if there’s some sort of infection I should treat too…