Prolapsed hen with purple comb and drooping wing

[Brinn1122]

I have a 5 month old Buff Orpington who prolapsed on Friday 1/22. She also had 2 eggs in her. A friend of ours told us we needed to push the prolapse and the egg that we could see back in, as we started to do so she strain and the egg popped out and shortly after another egg followed. We believe she may have torn some tissue when she strained.

The prolapse is pretty dark and hard (scabbed?). We have been soaking her in epsom salt everyday, today we tried sugar water. We have been applying antibiotic ointment and vetericyn multiple times a day. The prolapse will stay in up until she poos, and then it comes back out again. From everything I’ve read it’s normal for the prolapse to take a couple days to stay in, however it’s very distressing and upsetting the longer this goes on.

She has been eating good and drinking a ton and up until today I felt like she was starting to do a lot better. But she was a lot quieter today, she didn’t move around much, still eating and drinking though. We also noticed that her left wing appears to be drooping, our house is 70 degrees Fahrenheit so it shouldn’t be heat related. Her comb also appears to be turning darker, a purplish bluish color, everything I have read about this is very concerning.

We have had her inside, in a crate covered with a blanket since it happened. We are trying really hard to be optimistic and we really don’t want to lose her. We are new to chickens and nothing like this has ever happened before.

I would love to know what anyone thinks about this or has any suggestions on what else we can do.

So to sum everything up she is prolapsed and it stay in until she poops. The tip of her comb is starting to turn a purplish blue color. She is also dropping her left wing.

I am hoping that someone can help. I have some pictures that I will attach as well. I don’t believe I have a photo of her wing drooping though.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

@azygous @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I think you are doing what you can for her. I would get some extra calcium into her to hopefully help with retention. You can give her 1 Caltrate with D3 once a day for 3-5 days.
The length of time this has gone on, the dark exposed tissue and her comb turning purple are all concerning. Sometimes a prolapse can't be fixed, but hopefully this is not the case.

 

[azygous]

There may be something in this article of mine that can help. https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-from-vent-prolapse-oh-my-what-to-do.76124/

When a prolapse refuse to retract, it may indicate there is still a blockage of material. Give calcium.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry about your hen. The dark scab on her prolapse appears to be necrotic (dead) tissue. It is hard to know if that tissue will fall off and healthy tissue become visible. But she could be getting septic and going down hill. Is a vet visit today possible? She might need antibiotics. If you soak her today, I would let the necrotic tissue soften, and then take a rag and try to rub off any necrotic material, a little at a time. This can be done over the next few days. With rubbing it off, it may bleed a little, but that is good since the bleeding would mean that you have reached healthy tissue. Then keep the tissue moist with ointment or honey. As others have said, sometimes hens do not always get better, and there could come a time that putting her down might be needed.