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    Prolapsed Vent - At what point would you stop treatment?

    Battle of the stubborn indeed.... I let her run around the lawn with the other girls for a couple hours today, all is well. Until, she's started being wheezy. She's either been stung by something or eaten something which doesn't agree with her. (probably a sting) She's done this once before...
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    Prolapsed Vent - At what point would you stop treatment?

    I thought I would provide an update to this topic for anybody who's interested. My hen appears to be getting better, slowly! I think the stubborn approach is starting to pay off. After her first poke of the day, things have stayed in place today. She's 7 hours into a normal day today. Yesterday...
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    Prolapsed Vent - At what point would you stop treatment?

    Hi Azygous, Thanks for your reply. The booster I am using is actually an "egg shell improver" which contains 24.5% calcium. I've been sprinkling about 1.5 grams onto a 2 day supply of food, based on your information that would be a boost of roughly 325mg over two days, I think I can increase...
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    Prolapsed Vent - At what point would you stop treatment?

    Hi All, I've recently had a problem with one of my older hens who suffered a prolapsed vent. I've been treating it for around two weeks and there are some improvements but still many issues. I wanted to draw upon the community knowledge to see if there are any other steps I could try...
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