Prolapse chicken vent, HELP!!

[layinghen20]

Hello, for about 2 weeks now my chicken has had a prolapse chicken vent. She’s only about a year old and i suspect got the prolapse from laying really big eggs. At the start I would wash her in warm water and hold her there for 20 minutes and then push it back in but it would almost immediately come back out when she would do a poo or even wee. I’ve taken her away from her flock and put her in dull lighting with minimal food which she doesn’t seem to eat much anyway. I have put calcium and vitamin D2 in her water and also sprayed her vent with cetrigen, (anticeptic) which i’m not sure if I regret because I’m not sure how strong it is yet it says it can be used on open wounds and poultry. I live in Australia so i’ve had a hard time finding a good antiseptic for prolapse. Her vent also smells and I’ve considered using Preparation H (hemorrhoid ointment) but i’ve also heard that it won’t help and may make things worse, but also heard it’s helped people a lot. I’m just really upset because the last thing i want to do is cull her, but if in another two weeks she isn’t showing signs of healing i might have to can someone please help me, i’m not sure what else to do. Today it stayed in for 8 minutes or maybe longer i’m not sure because i usually leave, it stays in perfectly fine until she goes to the toilet. I work everyday so i’m not home to constantly put it back in. I just dont understand how it’s supposed to get better

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post any pictures of the prolapsed vent? Some prolapses will take longer for swelling to subside, to heal, and remain in. To stop laying temporarily, she would need to be in a dark cage or room for 16 hours a day. The other 8 hours, the chicken can be in light to eat and drink, and be cared for. Some do this, while others do not. Honey, vaseline, coconut oil, or an antiseptic cream or ointment can be used on the vent. Since it smells bad, I would be soaking her vent area in warm soapy water or Epsom salts once a day.

 

[layinghen20]

Can you post any pictures of the prolapsed vent? Some prolapses will take longer for swelling to subside, to heal, and remain in. To stop laying temporarily, she would need to be in a dark cage or room for 16 hours a day. The other 8 hours, the chicken can be in light to eat and drink, and be cared for. Some do this, while others do not. Honey, vaseline, coconut oil, or an antiseptic cream or ointment can be used on the vent. Since it smells bad, I would be soaking her vent area in warm soapy water or Epsom salts once a day.

yes she’s stopped laying and been in dull light with minimal food. I’ve put graduated sugar on it as I saw it helps shrink it and waiting to see how that turns out. I’ve also started using vetericyn spray which i brought online. I’ll attach some photos

 

[lovemybuffy]

yes she’s stopped laying and been in dull light with minimal food. I’ve put graduated sugar on it as I saw it helps shrink it and waiting to see how that turns out. I’ve also started using vetericyn spray which i brought online. I’ll attach some photos

 

[lovemybuffy]

yes she’s stopped laying and been in dull light with minimal food. I’ve put graduated sugar on it as I saw it helps shrink it and waiting to see how that turns out. I’ve also started using vetericyn spray which i brought online. I’ll attach some photos

yes she’s stopped laying and been in dull light with minimal food. I’ve put graduated sugar on it as I saw it helps shrink it and waiting to see how that turns out. I’ve also started using vetericyn spray which i brought online. I’ll attach some photos

 

[lovemybuffy]

I have recently had one of my girls with this vent prolapse. She is my smallest hen but lays the biggest egg ! I think the egg size had something to do with it prolapsing. I separated her and kept her alone in a big box with straw in the garage. Using a plastic dish tub, I rinsed her bottom a few times a day with warm water. I washed her vent and prolapse with water and liquid baby soap, rinsed off well, cleaned the feathers that had some poo and other discharge stuck on them. Because this is Minnesota, and the winter cold temps are in the single digits, I dry her backside with a hand towel and follow it up with my hair dryer set on warm. Keeping the dryer 18+ inches back from the prolapsed area, I dried the feathers thoroughly. My hen really enjoyed it. Using hydrocortisone cream on my finger, I applied it around and on her vent. I put my finger gently into the vent to feel for an egg in the chamber. If found, I attempted to assist the egg to move down and deliver it. If there was dried material or dead skin on the prolapse I gently helped remove what I could. Then apply a little antibiotic cream and carefully massage the prolapse back into the vent, pushing with the finger. I did this twice a day for a week or so. I fed her only corn and occasional snack but nothing that would assist her in the egg making process, like chicken mash. Finally, when the prolapse remained in the vent for 2 straight days and I found the opening shrinking where I could no longer put my finger inside the vent, I returned her to the chicken coop in the evening when the other hens were on the perches and resting quietly. I do not know if her egg will return the prolapse. I have read it could happen again and again. I guess I will find out soon.

 

[CalBickieMomma]

yes she’s stopped laying and been in dull light with minimal food. I’ve put graduated sugar on it as I saw it helps shrink it and waiting to see how that turns out. I’ve also started using vetericyn spray which i brought online. I’ll attach some photos

Hello, for about 2 weeks now my chicken has had a prolapse chicken vent. She’s only about a year old and i suspect got the prolapse from laying really big eggs. At the start I would wash her in warm water and hold her there for 20 minutes and then push it back in but it would almost immediately come back out when she would do a poo or even wee. I’ve taken her away from her flock and put her in dull lighting with minimal food which she doesn’t seem to eat much anyway. I have put calcium and vitamin D2 in her water and also sprayed her vent with cetrigen, (anticeptic) which i’m not sure if I regret because I’m not sure how strong it is yet it says it can be used on open wounds and poultry. I live in Australia so i’ve had a hard time finding a good antiseptic for prolapse. Her vent also smells and I’ve considered using Preparation H (hemorrhoid ointment) but i’ve also heard that it won’t help and may make things worse, but also heard it’s helped people a lot. I’m just really upset because the last thing i want to do is cull her, but if in another two weeks she isn’t showing signs of healing i might have to can someone please help me, i’m not sure what else to do. Today it stayed in for 8 minutes or maybe longer i’m not sure because i usually leave, it stays in perfectly fine until she goes to the toilet. I work everyday so i’m not home to constantly put it back in. I just dont understand how it’s supposed to get better

My Dinah had a prolapsed vent a few months ago and was about the same as your hen’s. I did most of what you did - cleaned it with warm water and sprayed some Vetericyn on it. I’d put on a glove and gently push it back in using petroleum jelly. I did end up using some Preperation H as well, with no harmful side effects (but that might have just been my hen). It took a few days for it to stay in place with me replacing it when I noticed it had popped out again. Just keep at it if you can and hopefully she’ll be okay!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have recently had one of my girls with this vent prolapse. She is my smallest hen but lays the biggest egg ! I think the egg size had something to do with it prolapsing.

I fed her only corn and occasional snack but nothing that would assist her in the egg making process, like chicken mash.

Hopefully she won't have any more problems, but it's very possible she could prolapse again - some do.
Glad you were able to help her out and she's better.

I would make sure she has access to oyster shell free choice. Layer mash has nothing to do with whether a hen lays an egg or not. If a hen is in lay then her reproductive cycle will continue on regardless of what you give her.