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[athalia17]

Ugh, what a hard day. We had an Easter egger that recently started laying tiny eggs get prolapse I think. It was so bad. Her insides were hanging out with a whole egg or two stuck in them. I put her in warm water and gently tried pushing things back in where they went so that the eggs (I think there was a whole one and a crushed one in her)... could work their way out. They were completely stuck and buried inside all that tissue, which just popped right back out after putting it in. She kept bearing down and I could clearly tell she was in pain and it wasn't going to be a situation I could fix, so the husband brought her out and did what had to be done. It was the only chicken he had named. Granted, he named her little Jimmy which isn't really a hen's name... but still sad. Is that what you all would have done? Any other suggestions? I've never heard of prolapse with the egg still stuck in there. It was really weird.

On a better note, 24 eggs in the bator today.

 

[NathanZee]

*hahahaha*

To be honest, I didn't know Red wasn't part of the name either.

 

[scandiafowl]

I haven't used any Nutrena except back when we first got rabbits I tried it.  It was expensive and not any better than what else I was using.  My friend who sells the BS had started by buying just the Kent Rabbit feed.  She breeds for national level shows with her rabbits that she has been breeding for almost 30 years. She told me that Kent is the best feed she has ever used and then became a dealer so she could feed all of her animals with Kent/Blue Seal.  She also has studied (degrees) in related fields that she knows her stuff, so I trust her.  One thing to watch too is the weight on the bags, some sell theirs in 40# bags vs. 50# and the price is the same, so you are paying quite a bit more.

It's always good to have a wise resources.

 

[NathanZee]

Ugh, what a hard day. We had an Easter egger that recently started laying tiny eggs get prolapse I think. It was so bad. Her insides were hanging out with a whole egg or two stuck in them. I put her in warm water and gently tried pushing things back in where they went so that the eggs (I think there was a whole one and a crushed one in her)... could work their way out. They were completely stuck and buried inside all that tissue, which just popped right back out after putting it in. She kept bearing down and I could clearly tell she was in pain and it wasn't going to be a situation I could fix, so the husband brought her out and did what had to be done. It was the only chicken he had named. Granted, he named her little Jimmy which isn't really a hen's name... but still sad. Is that what you all would have done? Any other suggestions? I've never heard of prolapse with the egg still stuck in there. It was really weird.

On a better note, 24 eggs in the bator today.

Thats really sad, and to happen all in one day like that. My favorite hen when I was little died from prolapse.

Today I found out my gander has bumblefoot, at least I think it is. It isn't too bad, just a little swollen, but it is on both feet on the same place. If anyone knows how to treat geese with bumblefoot, I would appreciate the help!

 

[scandiafowl]

 To be honest, I didn't know Red wasn't part of the name either. 

I'm sorry - thought you were playing on the Red by calling the Buckeyes "Buckeyes Brown".

My bad.

 

[scandiafowl]

Ugh, what a hard day. We had an Easter egger that recently started laying tiny eggs get prolapse I think. It was so bad. Her insides were hanging out with a whole egg or two stuck in them. I put her in warm water and gently tried pushing things back in where they went so that the eggs (I think there was a whole one and a crushed one in her)... could work their way out. They were completely stuck and buried inside all that tissue, which just popped right back out after putting it in. She kept bearing down and I could clearly tell she was in pain and it wasn't going to be a situation I could fix, so the husband brought her out and did what had to be done. It was the only chicken he had named. Granted, he named her little Jimmy which isn't really a hen's name... but still sad. Is that what you all would have done? Any other suggestions? I've never heard of prolapse with the egg still stuck in there. It was really weird.

On a better note, 24 eggs in the bator today.

How awful, for you and the hen. :-(

 

[NathanZee]

I'm sorry - thought you were playing on the Red by calling the Buckeyes "Buckeyes Brown".

My bad.

Don't be sorry, that's what I was doing! I knew buckeyes are just buckeyes, I just didn't know that New Hampshires aren't New Hampshire Reds.

 

[lalaland]

Ugh, what a hard day. We had an Easter egger that recently started laying tiny eggs get prolapse I think. It was so bad. Her insides were hanging out with a whole egg or two stuck in them. I put her in warm water and gently tried pushing things back in where they went so that the eggs (I think there was a whole one and a crushed one in her)... could work their way out. They were completely stuck and buried inside all that tissue, which just popped right back out after putting it in. She kept bearing down and I could clearly tell she was in pain and it wasn't going to be a situation I could fix, so the husband brought her out and did what had to be done. It was the only chicken he had named. Granted, he named her little Jimmy which isn't really a hen's name... but still sad. Is that what you all would have done? Any other suggestions? I've never heard of prolapse with the egg still stuck in there. It was really weird.

On a better note, 24 eggs in the bator today.

I think culling was the best thing to do in this case. With the eggs stuck in and broken, if you couldn't get them out she wasn't going to make it. And even if you could have washed them out, the odds were against her.

I have had one hen with prolapse survive - rinsed off, pushed back in, ran to town for preparation H, put that on her vent, and she lived another year. A second hen, did the same thing but everything kept popping out immediately. I culled her, poor thing.

Keeping my fingers crossed, haven't had prolapsed hens for about 5 years now, thankfully.

I'm sorry you had a tough day, and glad you have eggs to be thinking about.

 

[athalia17]

@Nathanzee I had to cut my hens foot open and remove all the garbage, do soaks, etc ava it finally went away. This was after the vet did surgery and it recurred. I heard mixed results with tricide neo, but the process is super easy using it. Google that and bumblefoot.

 

[lalaland]

this melting is a real pita.

The door to the quail run keeps freezing over night and I have to chip off the ice blocking it from opening each morning. The gate to the area is frozen, the bottom bar is a good three inches in ice, so I have to go the very long way around to get to the quail door where I have to chip the ice. Adds another 10 minutes to the chores!


Hurry up spring so I can find the quail a new home! I think I should get them somewhere before they pair off and I don't really know when that will be. But don't want to release them too early when there is nothing to eat out there either....