Prolapse/egg laying question

[KatieG509]

Hello!
We have a 20 week old Rhode Island Red that prolapsed on Saturday while she was trying to lay an egg. We’ve been keeping her indoors in a dark room most of the day and she hasn’t tried to lay an egg since Sunday. We let her out for a few supervised hours in the afternoons, but we’ve had some difficulty keeping the prolapse in.

The prolapse finally seems to be staying in (yay!) and obviously I don’t want her to try to lay another egg so it heals. I’m wondering how long we should continue to keep her in the dark room most of the day to keep her from laying.

Thanks!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hello!
We have a 20 week old Rhode Island Red that prolapsed on Saturday while she was trying to lay an egg. We’ve been keeping her indoors in a dark room most of the day and she hasn’t tried to lay an egg since Sunday. We let her out for a few supervised hours in the afternoons, but we’ve had some difficulty keeping the prolapse in.

The prolapse finally seems to be staying in (yay!) and obviously I don’t want her to try to lay another egg so it heals. I’m wondering how long we should continue to keep her in the dark room most of the day to keep her from laying.

Thanks!

It's hard to know how much longer you need to keep her in the dark until she's fully healed. I would give it a week if possible. Are you letting her with the flock during part of the day so they all remain social?

 

[KatieG509]

It's hard to know how much longer you need to keep her in the dark until she's fully healed. I would give it a week if possible. Are you letting her with the flock during part of the day so they all remain social?

Thanks! A week it is!

She does go out with the rest of the flock for part of the day. Everything seems normal when she goes out.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Thanks! A week it is!

She does go out with the rest of the flock for part of the day. Everything seems normal when she goes out.

It's good for her to be with them, glad her prolapse is staying in

 

[kissezmychicken]

I swear by this, use Preparation H.. Put some on your finger and put the prolapse back in with the PH.. You may have to do it twice in a few hours but it will shrink the swelling and fix the issue.. A vet instructed me and its brilliant.