I have a 5 month old Buff Orpington who prolapsed 3 days ago. We were able to reinsert the prolapsed and it stays until she poops. We withheld food for 24 hour to try and help this. She went about 5 hours without prolapsing but then she pooped and it happened all over again. I’m concerned that...
Hello, for about 2 weeks now my chicken has had a prolapse chicken vent. She’s only about a year old and i suspect got the prolapse from laying really big eggs. At the start I would wash her in warm water and hold her there for 20 minutes and then push it back in but it would almost immediately...
How common is prolapsed vent in chickens? My flock consists of 2 hens approx 8 months old, 2 cockerels and 4 pullets all approx 4 months old. In June 2020, my hens began to lay. Betty was inconsistent but Chikira was my champion layer. She laid consistently same place same time everyday. Last...
My chicken, Labird, was showing signs of her being egg bound 2 days ago. At 4 years old and a consistent layer of large thin shelled eggs it brought no surprise. She was puffed up, sick looking, and her vent seemed to be working hard to push out an egg. I brought her into the garage with some...