Not egg bound that I can tell but swollen and very red

[sshavney]

Not egg bound that I can tell but swollen and very red. I have her in warm water soaking. Seems tender to the touch. Help please!!

 

[sshavney]

This is my neighbors hen.

 

[Kernel Cluck]

Can you post a picture of the problem? I just lost a Wyandotte to a prolapsed vent. Is that what is you have? My local "country vet" Uses sugar water to reduce swelling. I guess its an old trick.

 

[sshavney]

 

[sshavney]

Does she drink the sugar water?

 

[Kernel Cluck]

LOL! No, you make a paste with a much sugar in the water as can be dissolved and you smear it on the swelling. I was skeptical but I have a co-worker who grew up on a diary farm and she states that is what they did with cows with prolapsed "parts".. so to speak. The picture is hard to tell. I am hoping that some of the BYC members with large flocks may chime in. When my hen prolapsed her vent it looked like her insides had come out becuase of-course, thats is what happened. I am not sure if the sugar trick will work on internal swelling.

 

[sshavney]

The underside seems to just be swollen,red and tender. The vent seems fine.

 

[Kernel Cluck]

That is tough. If she is not egg bound, seems like some sort of infectious or inflammatory process going on. I wish I could be more help.