Bantam hen with vent prolapse URGENT

[ItsYelik]

I have a year old bantam hen with a vent prolapse. We found her just a few minutes ago and we’re not sure how long it has been. We tried to clean as much of the stool off as possible and manually revert it with a lubricated finger, but it’s still popping out and I’m concerned that she may have necrosis of the tissue. The dark on her vent pictured isn’t stool; it’s tissue, and I’m worried that the darkening could be dying tissue, if I’m correct. There was no bleeding or any signs of the other hens picking at it when we discovered the issue. We introduced a finger to see if we could feel for an egg, and we felt something firm yet soft so we aren’t sure if it’s an egg causing the prolapse or not. Reoccurring prolapse every time she passes stool, but the stool looks normal, maybe a bit harder than usual. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

If possible, I'd take her in to see a vet. I'm sorry, but you should probably prepare yourself to have to have her put down. It's a hard thing, but a recurring prolapse like that is unlikely to heal, and if you feel something firm but soft, she may be suffering from salpingitis. There is also a chance though that it is a soft egg that she strained to hard trying to pass. You could try to set her in a warm epsom salt bath and see if after a while you can try to gently massage it out. After that though, you're left with the issue of trying to keep the prolapsed tissue where it belongs.

 

[ItsYelik]

If possible, I'd take her in to see a vet. I'm sorry, but you should probably prepare yourself to have to have her put down. It's a hard thing, but a recurring prolapse like that is unlikely to heal, and if you feel something firm but soft, she may be suffering from salpingitis. There is also a chance though that it is a soft egg that she strained to hard trying to pass. You could try to set her in a warm epsom salt bath and see if after a while you can try to gently massage it out. After that though, you're left with the issue of trying to keep the prolapsed tissue where it belongs.

Thank you so much for the response. We were getting ready to start considering the option of euthanasia, but then she passed an egg. The egg is just like the others she has laid, and she didn’t prolapse! She’s currently on a liquid only diet with lots of vitamins and supplements. She has passed stool since then, and hasn’t had any more serious prolapses. She was having an issue yesterday where every stool would cause a reoccurring lapse, but she started reverting it on her own. I’m going to monitor her today and watch for prolapses with passing stool. Currently though, she’s a happy girl brooding on her one little egg hahaha!

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

That’s great news!

 

[Idaho Chicken Bungalow]

Do you think the egg laying corrected the prolapse? I'm in the same boat. She has laid an egg yesterday and it looked less twisted afterward. No egg today but I am still treating the scabbed tissue. I haven't pushed it in.

 

[ItsYelik]

Do you think the egg laying corrected the prolapse? I'm in the same boat. She has laid an egg yesterday and it looked less twisted afterward. No egg today but I am still treating the scabbed tissue. I haven't pushed it in.

I think that passing the egg in her case did help, but I think it depends on what’s causing your girl to prolapse. We really benefited from giving her a liquid diet to allow her to pass stools without repeated prolapse, as they were soft. I read on another thread where a hen had scabbed up like what you’re explaining, that once the scab fell off, the prolapse corrected itself. Sorry I can’t be of very much help, but I hope your feather baby heals up soon!