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    Swollen Vent; Abscess???

    Good news! Pullet laid an enormous egg early this a.m. :o Poor thing; that had to have hurt; it's the size of an extra-large egg usually laid by my older hens. The sitz-bath seems to have worked wonders, but I'll be adding unsulphured molasses and extra oyster shell/ground up eggshell to try...
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    Swollen Vent; Abscess???

    I discovered the hen is actually a pullet, so I suspect she is egg-bound. Last night we isolated her and applied preparation H. This morning I gave her a 10 minute sitz-bath. Tonight she still has a sizeable bulge under the vent, but she was active during the day, eating and drinking. Except...
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    Swollen Vent; Abscess???

    Thank you! Prolapse makes sense. Wish me luck!
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    Swollen Vent; Abscess???

    We have a 1 yo Black Austrolorpe with a swollen vent--actually, it looks like she has an egg hanging out, but upon closer inspection it appears to be swollen tissue. I haven't gotten close enough to know if the lump is hard, hot, etc. I know she laid an egg today, and she's been perfectly...
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