Emergency. Need help. *graphic image*

[woodenfarm]

Nope but used to work in one.
Heard just about everything

Wink!!!

I say so

 

[Eqs81995]

I sure hope she does too! Remember though, that although chickens are hearty, they are also birds, and birds are very fragile and sensitive creatures.

Yup. I know from experience that chickens can be tough. I had a Rhode Island Red who survived getting attacked by my dog and made a full recovery. Unfortunately, the idiot dog attacked her again several months later and she wasn’t so lucky. That’s one of the reasons why the chickens don’t free range unsupervised anymore.

On the other hand, we had a silkie who apparently suffocated by being smothered overnight by the rest of the flock who thinks that their nesting boxes are their roost (fortunately we’ve corrected that).

Friggin’ chickens man.

 

[Eqs81995]

Hope your lady is recovering

I hope so too.

 

[tripletfeb]

Hows she doing?

 

[Eqs81995]

Hows she doing?

Haven’t check on her yet will do so in a bit (just got up).

 

[staceyj]

Checking in.
Update when you have a chance please.

 

[Eqs81995]

Checking in.
Update when you have a chance please.

Still hangin’ in there! She still looks uncomfortable. Should I give her another epsom salt bath?

 

[staceyj]

Good news! What color is her comb? What is her body posture? A penguin walk with tail down is the descriptive symptom of an eggbound hen.
Do you have any idea when she last laid an egg?
Any history of laying softshell or shellless eggs?

You can repeat the soaks ad lib.
Plenty of Epsom salts. It’s good for the swelling.
Then push whatever is prolapsed back in, and re-apply whatever you’re putting on it to keep it moist. If you go by a store today get some hemmoroidal cream it will help shrink things down.

Don’t forget, darkness will keep her system shut down.

And she should be hungry so make sure she eats some.
Hydration is key though.
Chickens require a lot of water and can get dehydrated quickly which can be devastating to their systems. You can add a pinch of sugar to her water or electrolytes for energy.

 

[Eqs81995]

Good news! What color is her comb? What is her body posture? A penguin walk with tail down is the descriptive symptom of an eggbound hen.
Do you have any idea when she last laid an egg?
Any history of laying softshell or shellless eggs?

You can repeat the soaks ad lib.
Plenty of Epsom salts. It’s good for the swelling.
Then push whatever is prolapsed back in, and re-apply whatever you’re putting on it to keep it moist. If you go by a store today get some hemmoroidal cream it will help shrink things down.

Don’t forget, darkness will keep her system shut down.

And she should be hungry so make sure she eats some.
Hydration is key though.
Chickens require a lot of water and can get dehydrated quickly which can be devastating to their systems. You can add a pinch of sugar to her water or electrolytes for energy.

Her comb doesn’t look as purple today but I haven’t looked too closely yet. She’s just huddled in her dog cage with her head tucked in and tail down. I’ll put her in one of my horse’s stalls with the fan on so she’ll stay cool. She hasn’t laid an egg for about two weeks(?). No history of shelless or soft eggs. We’ve been having some hot temps (90’s) and we’ve been chalking that up to that since none of the flock’s been laying.

 

[rebrascora]

It’s coming out pretty far. We have pretroleum jelly. Will that work? Haven’t checked her vent yet but I will. Poor thing looks miserable.

I'm concerned that this may not be a prolapse but a rupture of the body cavity below the vent sometimes caused by ascites and fly strike can also play a part. The highlighted part of the above quote is what worries me since everyone has assumed the photo is of her prolapsed vent.
If she has ruptured then there is no hope without major veterinary intervention and even then probably slim. I had one ruptured due to ascites and fatty liver. Mine died overnight.... well probably early in the morning trying to lay an egg. She was still warm when I found her. I felt awful because I had delayed trying to drain her because I couldn't pluck up the courage to stick a needle in her distended belly. She must have suffered an extremely painful death and taught me a valuable lesson not to procrastinate in such situations.
I hope I am wrong and I am misinterpreting the situation. It might be a good idea to trim away all her butt feathers and take another photo so we can see more clearly, but also to enable you to keep it cleaner. Do not be tempted to put her back with the others in this state as they could disembowel her. She also needs to be kept in an area where flies are not prevalent because even if it is a prolapse that can be fixed, fly strike could finish her off.