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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Very sick chicken

    To add: she is a rather flighty chicken and the blanket over the head and body method didn't work. My dad held her for me while I cleaned, but as I said, I was not totally successful. We are not able to take her to a vet even to have her put down because my parents won't pay for it, and I'm not...
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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Very sick chicken

    I tried the warm bath but she would have none of it, and I didn't want her flapping and being distressed and hurting herself more. I cleaned her as best I could with a warm wet rag and gloves, but I am afraid to probe around sort of inside her with a glove because I don't want to injure her...
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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Very sick chicken

    I know but I just spent a very long time trying to get it clean and I can't get all of the excrement/blood off. It might be worth mentioning that I am 17 and I'm not very experienced with this sort of stuff. I know what to do in theory now that I've done some research but it is significantly...
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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Very sick chicken

    Ok, it was definitely a prolapse. I couldn't clean it up as much as I wanted to. We can't take her to a vet because my family generally doesn't do vet stuff for chickens; my parents say it's not worth it. I am keeping her in a carrier inside. I want to use honey and help the tissue get back in...
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    Vent Gleet? Prolapse? Very sick chicken

    We've had a small flock in our backyard for several years. Our third chicken passed suddenly this winter and we're down to two. Suddenly today, one of our ladies was sitting in one spot all puffed up. When we picked her up, she had an awful looking rear-area. It (the vent) is protruded and looks...
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