IS THIS A PROLAPSED VENT?

[MaeM]

Thanks for the help and support.

I have read the articles, my main problem right now is that I don't have a fly proof container to put the chicken in and I don't have room to keep her inside the house. She is isolated in a separate coop.

Another issue is that she isn't pooping normally, it falls on herself instead of the ground, she will get the wound dirty as soon as she poops/pees again.

On a side note, I just checked all my chickens' bums and one of them has a hard piece of dry poop below her vent. I'm worried that she could develop a similar infection.

I tried giving her a bath but the t*rd seems to be glued to her skin and she is in pain when I try to pull it. Any advice??

 

[Tookie]

Thanks for the help and support.

I have read the articles, my main problem right now is that I don't have a fly proof container to put the chicken in and I don't have room to keep her inside the house. She is isolated in a separate coop.

Another issue is that she isn't pooping normally, it falls on herself instead of the ground, she will get the wound dirty as soon as she poops/pees again.

On a side note, I just checked all my chickens' bums and one of them has a hard piece of dry poop below her vent. I'm worried that she could develop a similar infection.

I tried giving her a bath but the t*rd seems to be glued to her skin and she is in pain when I try to pull it. Any advice??

Trim the feathers of both chickens.

 

[MaeM]

Trim the feathers of both chickens.

Will do.

My only doubt is: won't trimming the feathers expose the wound of the chicken with the flystrike? She is isolated, I'm not worried about other chickens packing at it, but won't she attract flies again?

Anyway, I checked her wound again before she goes to sleep and, without the maggots, it looks like it's drying. It's black, but it doesn't look as wet as before.

I'm guessing this is positive?

 

[Tookie]

My only doubt is: won't trimming the feathers expose the wound of the chicken with the flystrike? She is isolated, I'm not worried about other chickens packing at it, but won't she attract flies again?

True, you can do what you want.

Anyway, I checked her wound again before she goes to sleep and, without the maggots, it looks like it's drying. It's black, but it doesn't look as wet as before.

I'm guessing this is positive?

I'm not sure.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have read the articles, my main problem right now is that I don't have a fly proof container to put the chicken in and I don't have room to keep her inside the house. She is isolated in a separate coop.

Another issue is that she isn't pooping normally, it falls on herself instead of the ground, she will get the wound dirty as soon as she poops/pees again.

I tried giving her a bath but the t*rd seems to be glued to her skin and she is in pain when I try to pull it. Any advice??

You can find Swat Gel at stores like TSC, apply around the wound, it will help deter the flies.

Trimming feathers will help you keep her a little cleaner.

For a hard poop ball stuck in feathers, take a pair of pliers and crush the poop ball, then it will crumble be easier to pull off the feathers.

 

[Tookie]

How is she?

 

[MaeM]

How is she?

I just took her to the vet. The flystrike wound had an exit hole! The goddamn maggots had made a tunnel around my lady's butt. But given that I removed them all, the wound is actually "drying" - which is the first step of healing!

He told me to keep using povidone-iodine because there is necrotic tissue and it could become infected, but it should start falling off soon.

Because the wound is no longer wet and it is closing, it isn't as attractive to the flies as it used to be, so it is safe to trim her feathers now. The vet did it himself.

As for the prolapse, like I said, it doesn't look like a prolapse anymore, but the vent is inflamed. So he gave her a shot of Meloxicam and told me to give her two more in the following days (one per day).

About 30 mins after the first shot, the hen was able to poop normally! So apparently that's it, she needs more doses of the initial anti-inflammatory drug instead of the cream. The cream helped but it wasn't enough.

The vet took a closer look at her poop and there is some blood on it. He didn't worry very much because it is likely that she hurt herself while prolapsed and trying to lay an egg that wasn't there. But that should heal by itself as we reduce her inflammation.

Thank you a lot for your help and support! I'm looking forward to give you another happy update soon.

 

[Tookie]

I just took her to the vet. The flystrike wound had an exit hole! The goddamn maggots had made a tunnel around my lady's butt. But given that I removed them all, the wound is actually "drying" - which is the first step of healing!

He told me to keep using povidone-iodine because there is necrotic tissue and it could become infected, but it should start falling off soon.

Because the wound is no longer wet and it is closing, it isn't as attractive to the flies as it used to be, so it is safe to trim her feathers now. The vet did it himself.

As for the prolapse, like I said, it doesn't look like a prolapse anymore, but the vent is inflamed. So he gave her a shot of Meloxicam and told me to give her two more in the following days (one per day).

About 30 mins after the first shot, the hen was able to poop normally! So apparently that's it, she needs more doses of the initial anti-inflammatory drug instead of the cream. The cream helped but it wasn't enough.

The vet took a closer look at her poop and there is some blood on it. He didn't worry very much because it is likely that she hurt herself while prolapsed and trying to lay an egg that wasn't there. But that should heal by itself as we reduce her inflammation.

Thank you a lot for your help and support! I'm looking forward to give you another happy update soon.

Glad to hear she's doing well!

 

[MaeM]

Guys, I just saw her coming out of some bushes... She has a nest there.

I found 2 bloody eggs, the last one (it was warm, so recently laid) was perfect... I don't know if these are good news, I guess it's positive that these eggs aren't soft shelled. But the prolapse makes more sense now - her eggs are HUGE.

She always laid big eggs (when she didn't lay soft shelled eggs) but these are even bigger... Her poor butt!

(She is a tiny RSL... weights 1.3 kg)

 

[Tookie]

Guys, I just saw her coming out of some bushes... She has a nest there.

I found 2 bloody eggs, the last one (it was warm, so recently laid) was perfect... I don't know if these are good news, I guess it's positive that these eggs aren't soft shelled. But the prolapse makes more sense now - her eggs are HUGE.

She always laid big eggs (when she didn't lay soft shelled eggs) but these are even bigger... Her poor butt!

(She is a tiny RSL... weights 1.3 kg)
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That's a huge egg!
She could prolapse so keep an eye on her.