Prolapse from animal attack

MyISAbrownhens

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6 Years
May 23, 2017
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Yesterday something got our flock during the day. I believe if was a fox or coyote. It took one hen, and the other is slightly injured. The animal seemed to have grabbed her tail, and ripped our all of her tail feathers. In addition, her vent looks prolapsed, and I’ve only attempted to push it back in once; it didn’t work. A white liquid keeps coming from the vent as well and pasting up her vent. She’s acting perfectly healthy. She’s eating, drinking, foraging, and sleeping normally. She’s also pooping alright. I have no idea what to do. I’ve been cleaning the pasting off of her vent every day and spraying some betadine on the area. I’ve been letting her free range with the flock during the day - they don’t bother her. I keep her in a crate but still with the flock at night so they won’t pick on her. I will post some pictures when I can, but I really worry about what I have to do.
 

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Can you clip away the upper feathers, & get a good picture of the whole area? I see what looks to be abit of intestine, or some portion of her reproductive tract hanging out the side of the prolapse.
 
Can you clip away the upper feathers, & get a good picture of the whole area? I see what looks to be abit of intestine, or some portion of her reproductive tract hanging out the side of
Can you clip away the upper feathers, & get a good picture of the whole area? I see what looks to be abit of intestine, or some portion of her reproductive tract hanging out the side of the prolapse.
Yes I just need to wait for my husband to get home so he can hold her while I clip the feathers. What does this mean? I can’t afford to bring her to the vet, so I have no idea how to treat this, especially dealing with her intestines or reproductive tract
 
Yes I just need to wait for my husband to get home so he can hold her while I clip the feathers. What does this mean? I can’t afford to bring her to the vet, so I have no idea how to treat this, especially dealing with her intestines or reproductive tract
That's fine.

Could mean she has a tear in the flesh of her vent, or an extra bad prolapse. I understand how you feel about a vet, I'm in the same boat.

I had a hen with an incurable Prolapse, that I sadly had to put down. But hopefully you won't have too.
 
That's fine.

Could mean she has a tear in the flesh of her vent, or an extra bad prolapse. I understand how you feel about a vet, I'm in the same boat.

I had a hen with an incurable Prolapse, that I sadly had to put down. But hopefully you won't have too.
This is the best I could do. What do I do?? Can a chicken live with prolapse? Can it be fixed on its own? Do I have to cull her? I’m really in out of my head here
 

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This is the best I could do. What do I do?? Can a chicken live with prolapse? Can it be fixed on its own? Do I have to cull her? I’m really in out of my head here
Okay, what I was seeing was a plit in the vent skin. No intestine.

I'll tag in some people who will be better help then I can do, since there's vent damage.

@Eggcessive

@Wyorp Rock

@azygous
 

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