HELP!!! TURKEY HEN PROLAPSED??

[AmyJane725]

For the prolapse I think you literally just gently roll the inside out part back inside her body (and probably get some painkiller-FREE hydrocortisone cream tomorrow and put that on the vent opening)

 

[danielley101215]

Once I have the plan on instance for an egg etc I’ll head out to her and try this

 

[danielley101215]

I’m sorry I’m being so impatient guys it’s just night here and dark and my helpers are getting tired and I just wanna get this all done so I can sleep sound with her safe

 

[AmyJane725]

Here's some instructions from a quick google search.

Very gently insert your finger into the vent. Push your finger straight back about two inches or so – you should be able to feel the egg. If you cannot feel an egg – she’s not egg bound.

Prepare a warm water bath with Epsom salts (1 cup ES/1 gallon of water). It needs to be deep enough for your hen to sit to a depth of about three to four inches.

Before you put her in the bath, give her some calcium.

Human Tums or a regular calcium pill will work great. Make sure you powder it or break it into very small pieces so the hen can swallow it. Calcium helps to improve the strength of the contractions and helps to expel the egg.

Gently put your hen into the water. She may struggle for a bit, but they usually settle down after a couple of minutes – I think it feels good for them!

She will need to sit in the bath for about fifteen to twenty minutes. When you take her out, towel her off so she gets dry – a hairdryer will do the trick nicely if she tolerates the noise.

Apply some KY, Vaseline or even a little veggie oil to the vent. Some folks will try massaging the abdomen to help with egg expulsion, others say not to. I do massage for about ten minutes or so – the key is to be very gentle.

Massage from front to back to try and stimulate the oviduct to contract. Remember she has an egg stuck and it’s possible to break it with rough handling – not something you really want to do.

After her ‘salon treatment’, put her in a darkened crate with some water and food to drink. If her vent area is swollen, apply some Preparation H, it will help to reduce the swelling.

You may need to repeat this treatment three or four times over the next several hours to try to move the egg along.

 

[AmyJane725]

I think step one for you is to see if there's even an egg in there. Hard to know how to proceed if we don't even know the problem. Just feel inside and come back and tell us if there's an egg or not.

 

[danielley101215]

Well I could try things like that in daytime but not tonight :/ it’s late and dark out and I have no bath materials I can do right now just feeling in her and working with my hands

 

[danielley101215]

I think step one for you is to see if there's even an egg in there. Hard to know how to proceed if we don't even know the problem. Just feel inside and come back and tell us if there's an egg or not.

I can go try now and report back. I’d know right away it’s not hard to mistake?

 

[AmyJane725]

Well I could try things like that in daytime but not tonight :/ it’s late and dark out and I have no bath materials I can do right now just feeling in her and working with my hands

I'm gonna be honest, and please don't take this as rude in any way, but it sounds like this is going to have to wait until tomorrow. You have no light, no materials or medications. There's not a lot you can do without any of these things.

 

[AmyJane725]

I can go try now and report back. I’d know right away it’s not hard to mistake?

I've never personally done it, but it sounds like from what others have said/some reading I've done, that eggs usually get stuck pretty close to the opening, and it's not like the tunnel branches a lot or anything. I think there's supposed to be an upper and lower tunnel inside the vent (vagina and colon respectively). Go to the upper one. As an adult human, your finger should be more than long enough to find an egg if it's there. Use your longest finger if you have short ones like I do I guess?

 

[danielley101215]

I've never personally done it, but it sounds like from what others have said/some reading I've done, that eggs usually get stuck pretty close to the opening, and it's not like the tunnel branches a lot or anything. I think there's supposed to be an upper and lower tunnel inside the vent (vagina and colon respectively). Go to the upper one. As an adult human, your finger should be more than long enough to find an egg if it's there. Use your longest finger if you have short ones like I do I guess?

I will at least feel in there tonight. I’m just so scared of losing her. She’s in pain and not comfortable. I lost her mate two months ago and it broke my heart and I’m attached to her very much.