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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    She is doing really well. No more prolapses and no eggs (good- she needs to heal). She is eating and drinking well, and the leaking seems to have resolved. Yesterday afternoon was warm and breezy, so I took her with me down to the coop so I could clean it out. They do not remember her, and if...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    Thank you. I did not expect it to be so life consuming, I would not have been able to if I were currently working. She did prolapse again, bath to clean and with A&D she nearly fixed herself. But she is still leaking.
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    Review by 'Fieryredhead' in article 'Chicken Behavior The Ignorant Gal's Guide To Things No Sane Person Would Tell You About Chickens'

    This was awesome. The first experience I had with a ‘hen’ was when my son’s girlfriend gave him a chick around Easter 2013 (Why?!?). I called her Nugget, and ‘she’ became a beautiful rooster. Unfortunately, a neighbor’s dog got him and my son was furious. The dog’s owner was a 95yo man living...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    I cannot express how grateful I am to this group. I thought I would have to euthanize her and was crying like mad. My husband knows I get extremely attached to animals, and he felt bad for me. But I was not willing to give up on her and after seeing your responses, realized I did not have to...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    I think may have done it!! But here’s my next question, I noticed this last Sunday, and started working on her, but I don’t know when it actually prolapsed. Today is Saturday, so a full seven days I understand that it may happen again, but what should I watch out for in case there was some...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    I appreciate the information about calcium. I knew it was important for egg production, but I was unaware that it helps them heal as well. She does not want me putting anything in her mouth. I was able to crush and then mix in with tasty bits. My daughter says she will never want to leave the...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    I have posted photos of her vent today, just before and then after bath. I appreciate your help.
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    She has not laid an egg since Tuesday. I was able to palpate last night and I do not think she is egg bound right now. Nap time. She is in the dark in the blanket, the photo makes it appear brighter than it is.
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    This is after bath. I am worried about necrosis as well. I was more aggressive about trying to remove it, since she was allowing it. The piece that came off is the largest so far, the size of a quarter and between 1/8-1/4” thick. The prolapse does not seem as large as I first thought. I think...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    She has been using my hair or my clothes to bury her head, as if I am a big wing. This photo is just as I started her bath.
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    Do chickens normally just drain urates though? It just seems to be a slow leak all the time
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    I’ll post more pictures after this bath
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    Yes! That’s why I’ve been trying to keep her in the dark so that she’ll stop producing eggs. She doesn’t make a sound when she passes the eggs either but it looks like it Hass to hurt so badly. She finally drank some last night. I wrapped her up in a blanket and held her, and she nestled right...
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