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So is there a place I can learn more about this area? Laying vs non-laying etc. Can I safely assume that since no one has mentioned any problem other than prolapse there's no other common vent ailment? That the only 'local' ailment is prolapse; a stuck egg will give a more general "hey that...

Thanks ladies. I'd still like to find pictorial info. If for no other reason than to be able to notice when things go awry early on.

I was checking on my girls and giving them a trim and clean around the vent last night. There are 17 hens and I was able to work on about 10 of them. I noticed there was variation in the shape and size of their vents. None of them had an extrusion so I feel comfortable saying there were no...

Well it a moot point now. The Dept of Ag - Poultry rep never called me back after two attempts to contact and now the hen is missing. Guess she's not with us anymore.

With over 5 dozen eggs in my house I'm beginning to say yuck. lima beans

we do have fire ants and ground bees,....

I tried to get some pictures this morning. The good thing: she was spritely. The bad thing, my tired husband coming off of 3rd shift let the girls out and I had to chase her down. I upped the contrast so you can see the shape of her neck.

I don't hang out with my chickens but I give them a good once over every night as I say goodnight to them. One of my chickens who is about a year old has a swollen neck tonight. Yesterday, she was fine. Now, one of her wattles is severely swollen and the neck region right below her beak is...