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    HELP- how to treat chicken anemia??

    Hi! My coop was infested by mites a few months the ago- we cleaned out the coop and they seem to be gone but our chickens are dripping like flies which I’m guessing is from becoming anemic from the mites. We’ve lost two already and two are starting to slow down and their combs are turning...
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Ok update- I was able to cut back a bit of the dead skin on the end of the vent last night and more this am. It’s not totally off but I left the part that was still stuck on there. Then I left her for the day and just got home and seems her vent is back in!!!!! She’s eating and scratching...
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Thank you so much for all of this! I am giving her calcium so that is good. With the flock, I can just keep her in the run and leave the others out, thanks for the tip. I’ve been watching them and they aren’t going near her so I assumed it was ok but you’re right, best to keep them apart. And...
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Hi everyone, So- here is the latest. It seems at the end of her vent there is a hard, crustlike ball of old flesh that is hard and dry. It is similar to that of an umbilical chord on a baby before they get their belly button. It is still stuck on but seems it could come off soon. I’m trying to...
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Ok thank you! I’m cleaning as often as I can and have anti-inflammatory cream from vet although I think honey may be better. ill take and post some photos after her next clean when I get home!
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Update- the vet said I can take the stitches out. It was pretty heart wrenching- as soon as I did it she made a huge poop which was a sign that she had been struggling to get it out for a while. As predicted, her whole vent has come back out. It’s all a mess. I’m not sure what I can do- it’s a...
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Yeah she has not been eating much either but I will call the vet today and go from there! Thank you!!
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    So The Vet said 3-4 days for the stitches. So today will be the start of Day 4. I am thinking of trying to cut the knots and attempt to loosen and reknot although I will have little thread to work with so I’m not positive I will be able to reknot it. its good to hear that chickens can hold...
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    PROLAPSED Vent Issues- HELP

    Hi everyone! I have a chicken (Falcon) who I have been treating for Vent Gleet for a week until she tried to lay an egg and prolapsed her vent :/ I tried for 2 days to put it back in and with no luck went to the vet. The vet stitched her up and we took Falcon home and within 5 minutes she...
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