Prolapse question

[gerberagirl]

We have a hen who is a year old and lays large eggs for her body size. She laid an egg on Tuesday, and soon after my daughter found her with a prolapse. She went to push it back in but the hen got it in herself. She sprayed her with Vetercyin and we gave her calcium citrate which was recommended in a post I found. We put a thick towel over the cage to keep it dark, but she still ended up laying again Wednesday afternoon despite being in the darkened cage.
Since she laid yesterday with no problems, could we let her out of the cage? And should we stop the calcium supplement?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Hello, I would keep her on the calcium for a few more days just to be safe. Are you providing crushed oyster shells? What feed are they on?

 

[gerberagirl]

Hello, I would keep her on the calcium for a few more days just to be safe. Are you providing crushed oyster shells? What feed are they on?

Our flock is on an all purpose feed since we have roosters, and we have crushed oyster shells available for the hens in 2 different parts of the run since we have 24 hens.

 

[talkinboutchickens]

Our flock is on an all purpose feed since we have roosters, and we have crushed oyster shells available for the hens in 2 different parts of the run since we have 24 hens.

Gotcha. My hen got a prolapse right after I switched the layer feed to all-flock because she was refusing to eat the supplemental crushed oyster shells on the side. I guess you have a few options here, separate the roosters and hens from each other and feed them their designated feeds, or keep them together and give them layer feed. Because some hens might not eat the oyster shell supplement that they need and they won't end up getting the calcium.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

We have a hen who is a year old and lays large eggs for her body size. She laid an egg on Tuesday, and soon after my daughter found her with a prolapse. She went to push it back in but the hen got it in herself. She sprayed her with Vetercyin and we gave her calcium citrate which was recommended in a post I found. We put a thick towel over the cage to keep it dark, but she still ended up laying again Wednesday afternoon despite being in the darkened cage.
Since she laid yesterday with no problems, could we let her out of the cage? And should we stop the calcium supplement?

Welcome To BYC

I would continue with 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a total of 5-7days.

If she's retaining the tissue now, is active/eating/drinking, then I'd put her back with her flock, watch to make sure she's being accepted.

While yes, some folks will attempt to stop production by lessening the amount of daylight a hen receives, it takes a couple of weeks to achieve that, and the hen needs to be in total darkness for 16hours a day.

 

[gerberagirl]

Welcome To BYC

I would continue with 300mg Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for a total of 5-7days.

If she's retaining the tissue now, is active/eating/drinking, then I'd put her back with her flock, watch to make sure she's being accepted.

While yes, some folks will attempt to stop production by lessening the amount of daylight a hen receives, it takes a couple of weeks to achieve that, and the hen needs to be in total darkness for 16hours a day.

She is retaining the tissue and eating and drinking. I didn’t realize it could take a couple of weeks in darkness to stop her laying. That would explain why she has kept laying. She laid again today with no problems so we will let her rejoin the flock and continue to monitor. Thanks!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She is retaining the tissue and eating and drinking. I didn’t realize it could take a couple of weeks in darkness to stop her laying. That would explain why she has kept laying. She laid again today with no problems so we will let her rejoin the flock and continue to monitor. Thanks!

Sounds like she's doing o.k.

I'd just continue with calcium for a few more days.

Make sure she's eating a nutritionally balanced poultry feed, drinking well and has oyster shell free choice.