Hen has white fluid coming from vent-HELP!!

[miss_thenorth]

IDK. I think in your case the prolapse is the biggest issue. It might be infection. See if you can get the prolapse under control. Hoepfully everything turns out well.

 

[TeriS]

She is still hanging in there- she eats oatmeal w/ yogurt mixed in. She doesn't seem to be drinking much- I soaked her for the 2nd time last night- the prolapse seems worse after I do that though- maybe I should stop soaking her bottom in warm water? I put honey on her vent- I read that somewhere else. By last night the prolapse wasn't as large- only about cherry size. She still seems in pretty good spirits. Also there is not nearly as much white stuff dripping from her vent- do you think she might be getting better? I tried to push the prolapse in last night and she just strains it right back out. Should I be giving her antibiotics in her water and if so where do they sell it? Please advise how to get this prolapse under control! Thank you so much! I checked her also, and still can't feel any egg, although she made herself a nest in her isolation coop, and was turning and turning around and picking at the straw like she wanted to lay an egg.

 

[kyrose]

hello teris,i just treated a prolapse hen,i washes her butt,put honey on her prolapse,pushed it back in,held it in for a minute,put hem.cream all around her vent.i did this 3 times a day.i also kept her in a cage with a cover over it.she was fine in 3 days.she also layed 2 eggs during this and the prolapse still healed.im not sure what antibiotics you should put her on.hopefully someone else can help you with that.good luck.

 

[OregonChickenGal]

When my hens have had prolapses, they always have white gunk coming from the vent. Just keep her separated, keep the area washed, and put Prep H on the vent, if she likes it or not. It helps with swelling. When the swelling goes down, sometimes the prolapse will go in by itself. This can take a few days. Just make sure she has food and water, and keep her area she's in dark, to discourage egg laying, so the vent can heal. Hope this helps.

 

[TeriS]

Thank you, Thank you for the advice!! I will keep soaking her in warm water, and I have a prescription hemmorroid cream that I put on her before, but she started to struggle....is this what hens do when they get prep. H on their vent, too? That's why I only put it on once. I'll keep putting the honey on, and the rx hemm. cream. Thank you all so much!

 

[kyrose]

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my girl didnt mind the prep h.maybe the rx is stronger.

 

[TeriS]

Maybe therx hem. cream is stronger, but I put it on her again last night, and then honey, and she didn't struggle last night. The prolapse also seems quite a bit smaller-small cherry size now- Maybe she IS getting better- YEAH!!!!

 

[kyrose]

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hope so.