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Agreed with Kathy. You really do need to use preparation H as it's a vasoconstrictor and will shrink the tissue, causing the prolapse to stay in better. It might be worth a trip to a 24-hour store for it. Also this is one of the very very rare cases where I would recommend polysporin with pain killer.
First, definitely isolate the bird. Since she's so young, I suspect this was caused by either a chill or diarrhea. Babies with diarrhea will have an irritated vent and will "push" when they feel the irritation thinking they have to poop. They'll push until their vents come out. Clean the vent alone with cool water, not warm. Dry the area well - keep her warm. Use Preparation H on the tissue and then, just on the sides of the tube where it should be inside, use the pain-killer neosporin ointment. DO NOT let this bird in with others as painkiller if ingested is toxic. And of course they'd pick her prolapse.
Repeat the Preparation H step as often as necessary.
Then I 'd treat the internal cause: give her yogurt or another live-bacteria probiotic daily for no less than one week. Check out her droppings; do you suppose she might have coccidiosis? Any diarrhea? Any mucous texture to the droppings? Any rusty or pink tinges to the droppings that aren't cecal droppings? If you do see any of the above, I'd treat her with Corid (not sulmet) in the water for 5 days. Corid is the coccidiocide strength of amprolium, the medication in medicated feed for chicks. Has she been on medicated feed? Any wetting of the bedding or any moist conditions lately in their brooder, including water in the bedding from the waterers?
So the plan:
1. Cool the immediately cloacal area while cleaning it with cool water. Keep the rest of the bird dry and warm.
2. Use Prep-H on the entire protruding vent.
3. Use pain-killer neosporin on the sides of the vent (not the tip)
4. Replace vent.
5. Repeat 2 and 4 as often as necessary.
6. Give live bacteria (yogurt or probiotics ) to her and the flock daily for a week.
7. Treat for coccidiosis with Corid in the water if the symptoms fit.
Although it doesn't surprise me all that much. I've raised llamas for 23 years and have had to do many things absolutely unmentionable in polite company! I sure hope I can save her, but she obviously doesn't feel well because she is letting me handle her without any struggling whatsoever. 
