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

    I’ve been giving her calcium in the form of tums, crushed in her food. Although I tried to j keep her quiet and no more than dim light for most of each day, she has laid 2 eggs since I noticed her trouble. I am very concerned about not drinking or eating.
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    The last set of 4 was after first bath of the day, after her breakfast. Around 11:15 this morning, she started pushing like she was trying to lay. After 30 minutes of this on my lap (I had been drying her after the bath), I put her in her crate after attempting to feel her abdomen (she shied...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    I have been adding crushed egg shells (theirs) to their food since at least 4 of 6 were laying. She was the last and has always had the smallest eggs. She is also the only one that did not submit to the rooster without a fight, but I never checked to see if there was an issue. Since I brought...
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    Sweetest hen has what I thought was a prolapsed vent with severe scabbing. Gross pictures included

    Favorite was born mid August 2022 and was the last of my six hands to start laying. All of her eggs have been small. On 01/08/2023 afternoon, I noticed her vent area was a mess with what appeared to be white and black crust or scabs covering a walnut or larger growth. I started epsom salt baths...
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