prolapsed vent

  1. Evilpugsmama

    Prolapsed vent - is this common?

    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...
  2. E

    Prolapsed vent & nothing helping it!

    Hi all, I have a Rhode Island Red Hybrid just under 2 years old. Yesterday morning we discovered a prolapsed vent and after doing some research we tried fixing it with honey, sugar, warm water with an anti-septic, medical talc & even a haemorrhoid cream! However after a few minutes it the...
  3. IsamFarm

    Duck with Prolapsed Vent and Possible Necrotic Flesh Hanging Out

    Hi all. I am desperately hoping someone here will be able to help. We have a 2 year old Khaki Campbell hen that free ranges on one acre with 5 other duck hens and 1 drake. She is fed Country Companion All Flock and a blend of oyster shells and grit, free-choice and free-feed. She has been...
  4. 1CuriousCreature

    Prolapsed Vent- Day 3- thank you BackYard Chickens!

    Had an emergency Saturday morning- let my hens out of their coop and noticed Skipper my bantam cochin had a dirty backside (white streaming poo) and the other hens were just starting to peck her vent. Swept her up and with Skipper in one hand I snatched my emergency ICU puppy plan pen with the...
  5. Mrs123Wife

    Help! Prolapse vent, distended abdomen, and egg bound?

    I have a flock of 13 chickens. We were gone for a few days for a vacation, and had somebody checking on the chickens while we were gone. The chicken sitter didn't notice anyone acting weird, but this morning I noticed one of my chickens was waddling and her feathers were an absolute mess. It...
  6. JuliaWesterbeek

    Collapsed Vent? HELP

    I am worried about my (Olive Egger) hen, of around 25 weeks old. She has not yet started laying but I think she may have a collapsed vent. Today, I noticed that she was trying to poop, but nothing came out. Then I saw something pinky (almost like an intestine) come out and then pop back in a...
  7. cndlou

    Vent skin issue

    Hi all, my lil Snow has a problem w her vent. I noticed the flies bothering her butt, I rinsed her off and found this! Looks like the bottom of her vent is pulled down. The pics are not the greatest. Can anyone tell me what to do? Thank you!!!
  8. KLandon16

    Prolapse Vent Won’t Stay In

    Hey everyone, This is my first time dealing with a prolapsed vent. She is a 1.5year old mixed breed, noticed yesterday morning she had a prolapsed vent. I immediately separated her from the flock, brought in our basement, cleaned up her bum, lubed up and pushed it back in and applied...
  9. My Pretty Pekins

    Is this a prolapse! Please help!!

    Hello, I was cleaning out my chickens and noticed that one of the older ones has something queer hanging out of the vent, I gave her a bit of an inspection and it's definitely not poop. Does it look like a prolapse?? Please help!!
  10. gailburt

    Vent Prolapse or Strange Soft Shell Egg?

    Tonight my hen came running to me so I could put her to bed as she does every night. I usually take the opportunity to check her over, and tonight I was horrified to see what looked like party of a soft shell egg hanging from her vent. Only it was attached. I didn't know if it was a soft shell...
  11. skullgrrrl

    Advice Wanted: Prolapsed Vent Follow-Up Treatment

    I have a medical question that I'm hoping someone can advise me on. This is Corazon, who experienced a major prolapsed vent on Sunday. I managed to get most of it back in at the time. She's crated on her own, eating, drinking and in good spirits. I'm given her calcium rich foods, clipped the...
  12. T

    Eggbound chicken?

    Hello! I am worried about one of my chickens. Yesterday morning I went out to check on her, and noticed that her lower abdomen (between her legs and vent) was really swollen, and it felt like she had an egg in there. I tried doing the whole bath treatment for an eggbound hen, but as I put her in...
  13. Abbkayx

    Prolapsed vent??? HELP!

    Hi! So I came out to visit my girls this afternoon... and noticed my one hen was having a real hard time in the nesting box. She had a lot of caked / poop, so we took her in... gave her the spa treatment and got her mostly cleaned up. BUT her vent doesn’t appear normal to me. Is this a...
  14. SheenaBee

    Baby Chick not pooping/eating *graphic photos*

    Good morning all, I have an issue with a little Silkie chick that is about a week old. It has seemed weak and lethargic since hatch and still hasn’t really improved. Symptoms: - vent is protruding slightly - appears to have difficulty swallowing when given fluids from a dropper - does not...
  15. 3clucks

    Please help!

    Hi, I recently ordered 32 bantam day old chicks from a hatchery online of various breeds, and when I recived then I noticed a few had pasty butt so I cleaned it off, I then noticed one of the chicks had a prolapsed vent. (I am unsure as to the sex of this bird and don’t know if this would lead...
  16. The Tale of Two Prolapsed Vents

    The Tale of Two Prolapsed Vents

    If you keep chickens long enough you’ll run into most parasites, injuries, illness and disease. I’ve only had to deal with one prolapsed vent, and there’s a reason they call it ‘blow out’. A vent usually becomes prolapsed when there is an problem passing a soft-shelled or very large egg and...
  17. G

    Prolapsed vent

    Hi there. I’m treating a 11 year old hen with a severely prolapsed vent. After reading about a case on one of your forms where someone worked with a prolapsed vent for over a week, holding the prolapse in for 30 minutes to an hour a day, sometimes multiple times a day, I am willing to give this...
  18. workaholic90

    Vent area looks like it has a scab and protruding, help!

    My girl had some poop in her rear so I picked her up to clean her and realized the vent looks prolapsed but it also looks like she has a scab/infection. 1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Easter egger about 5 years old and...
  19. aprilbos

    Hen having Vent and respritory symptoms, bumble foot debating antibiotic treatment

    I have a 15 month old buff Orphington hen. I noticed her limping 4 days ago and has bumble foot. I'm cleaning, soaking in Epsom salt, and wrapping it after applying blu kote and drawing salve. a layer of black scab was already half hanging off and came off on its own or with her help. I need...
  20. LeahMMorris

    Sunlight while chicken is healing

    Hello everyone, So I posted a previous thread about one of my chickens with a prolapsed vent. Since I’m new at this I didn’t think what I was doing for her was working so I took her to get looked at by a vet. The vet gave me some medication for her since she has a lot of inflammation and some...
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