Advice welcome - injures quail - innards came out a bit

[aria122]

Hi all - I’ve kept quail before and have not ever had this happen before.

This evening we were holding one of our 7 week old quail. (She started laying 3 days ago) she had something stuck to her foot so we wanted to wash it off. She’s generally pretty calm and quite tame. She will dit on our outdoor couch with my daughter.

This evening she got scared and didn’t like the idea of washing her foot.

She struggled and we held on firm but gentle . She twisted and pulled and in the matter of a couple seconds her innards came out of her rear.
The pool canal and egg cannal, still attached but protruding.

After some gentle observation I was able to gently coax the innards back in and slip her into a old sock with her head sticking out to limit body movement.

Has anyone experienced anything like this before.

Our current best plan is to keep her as still as possible till tomorrow and go from there.

 

[Nabiki]

This is known as vent prolapse, and it does occasionally happen. You did the right thing by gently slipping the innards back inside. Make sure she stays clean, but you'd be surprised at how quickly they can recover from this.

 

[le_bwah]

If it won't stay in, a little smear of hydrocortisone will reduce inflammation and can help the tissue supporting the organs heal faster. Good luck to your hen!

 

[aria122]

Thank you ! This has been very supportive.

She’s got some bruising but looks like it’s resorbed well and things are staying in place.

 

[TimberLine Homestead]

good

 

[SulkyBantam]

Fingers crossed she gets better. My hen did!