Need quick answer please! PROLAPSE

[chicknmania]

Sweetie died overnight Saturday night.

Thanks all for your advice & support.

 

[BayBay Peepers]

I'm sorry to hear about your Sweetie.

 

[BantamLover21]

Sweetie died overnight Saturday night.

Thanks all for your advice & support.

I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sure you tried everything you could.

 

[Pinkaboo]

So sorry

 

[mwells6chicks]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[chicknmania]

Thank you. Well, it was a learning experience and at least now I don't feel so intimidated by the idea of trying to treat one. We've only had one other hen that prolapsed a few years ago and she was so sick and messed up I couldn't stand to see her suffer anymore, and we culled her immediately. I hope that Sweetie did not suffer too much as she seemed to just go off to sleep. Regardless, I always feel terrible when we lose one, especially if they suffer, or if I feel like I could have done something else to prevent it.. Doesn't everyone.

 

[3JT]

Prolapse
Symptoms
Internal tissue protruding from hens vent
Blood
Faeces dripping from vent
Messy vent and feathers at back end
Quiet hen
Reasons
Large egg passed
Strained to hard
Straining to push out a soft egg
Straining to push out a malformed egg
Occasionally a egg stuck
Treatment
Make sure you have isolated hen from others, chickens will pull at prolapse and cause serious damage or death.
Massage firstly from the back of legs up towards vent, also massage from behind vent, towards vent. This is to check there isn't an egg stuck.
Secondly, place hen between legs and push the prolapse back in. Hold vent shut for about 5 minutes to stop it coming out again.
Thirdly, apply hemroid cream just inside vent and around entrance to vent. This works very well numbing area and shrinking the flared tissue.
Keep hen isolated for a day or two and feed only mixed corn to slow laying.
If the prolapse stays in, she'll need a course of antibiotics to stop any infection brewing.
Baytril or amoxicillin such as Noroclav 250 mg (amoxicillin for dogs, tablet broken in quarters)
If the prolapse re-occurs continuously, continue to push back in regularly through the day, and evening time use the below treatment.
You will need
- Flexiguard bandage (equestrian product), or any bandage that sticks to itself and has elastic material.
- A dressing pad
- Hemorroid cream
The idea of the bandage is to stop the prolapse popping out, but allowing hen to poo still. This gives the tissue time to settle and the hemroid cream time to work.
BANDAGING
Have someone to help you.
Bandage firstly around the middle of hen, and under her wings.

Pop her prolapse in and add hemorroid cream to the dressing pad and place on hens vent keeping pressure on vent.

Bring bandage up and through her legs firmly to hold in prolapse. Continue this a few times to secure bandage.

The end result should look like this below.

Please keep your hen in a small safe container over night. They tend to bang around and lose their balance completely in the 'chicken nappy'. They hate them, and some screech about having them. Please leave them on over night, because the following day they will hopefully be completely cured of their prolapse.
Take bandage off as early as you can in morning because your hen may need to lay an egg. Its rare they prolapse again after but if they do continue process again, but only bandage at night.
If you feel unable to do the above, I will happily do it for you if you call and arrange a time.
Please do not leave any deep water dishes in with hen as they lose their balance and could drown. Its best they don't have one whilst wearing the nappy.

Will my chicken end up constipated after wearing this bandage all night and not being able to poop?