Dripping + bleeding vent (warning - graphic photos)

[greginshasta]

Our Auricauna has had the runs, now it's turned to bleeding. She runs around the yard with everyone else, walks a bit uneasily, and she is gradually losing weight. We put her in a plastic tub at night with water and medicated chick feed.

What else would be appropriate help for her at this point?

 

[Nava]

keep her isolated. if your flock free ranges it would be your best choise until you know what's wrong with her.

maybe some one else could help in this matter.

 

[mypicklebird]

You need to give her a bath, remove the feathers and poop and see what is happening under there. Post a photo of her cleaned up, and people will make suggestions based on what they see. All I can tell you is that something is bleeding in the area of her vent, and she has diarrhea. There may be a prolapse hiding under the mess, but we can't see. Or she could have bloody diarrhea. Or she could have a wound near her vent and diarrhea... treatment suggestions will be based on what is under there.

 

[greginshasta]

This is just so disgusting. Poor girl...

Wife is headed for store to get Preparation H, she thinks it is what you suggested - a prolapse. Brutal. How does this happen?

 

[wvgal61]

poor baby

 

[greginshasta]

We gooped her up with Prep H, and shoved the whole mess back in. She wasn't very happy with us messing around back there but it looks like a vent again. Don't think I ever really wanted to know what it looked like with an inverted butt.

What about the diahrrea? Suggestions?

 

[usschicago1]

i would just sit back and wait. I strongly suggest separating her for a long while or it will happen again (chickens will peck it) Alot prolapses are due just to laying to early(hatchery early laying genetics) . I wish you had given her a bath before you had stuck it back in there. Less chance for infection.

 

[greginshasta]

We did bathe her. BTW, she's about 2 years old. She's been laying for quite a while.

 

[greginshasta]

Bummer. I checked her this evening and her vent has pushed back out. What now please?

 

[BarkerChickens]

Aside from washing it and pushing it back in with the Prep H (as you have done before), there isn't a whole lot you can do. Sometimes it takes a few times for it to finally stay in (so I have read....I haven't had to deal with a prolapse specifically). I wish you the best of luck!!