prolapsed vent UPDATE** graphic picture warning**

[whatsup chickenbutt]

ok, here are the pics. Sorry its pretty gross.

 

[whatsup chickenbutt]

There is a ton of yellow stuff coming out of her vent. I keep trying to clean it away and it comes back. Ive been pushing her insides back in all day. As I said earlier, there seems to be nothing holding it in there. Is this a lost cause? Should it retract on its own, or should I cull her? I dont see the sense of prolonging this if she will never be able to rejoin the flock, or hold her innards in. She seems fine otherwise.

 

[princess araucana]

wow that is gross! I'm sorry but I am laughing, you poor thing! the link to the honey remedy was funny. and then I just saw what your screen name is chicken butt!

In all seriousness I commend you on taking on these problems! You are very brave to jump in and do what has to be done! I can not help with the prolapse, but I'm sure someone here can give you more info. This site is wonderful, helped give me knowledge and confidence to do surgery on my bird. Even if it is direly serious, i hope you get the info, assistance and support you need.

and CONGRATULATIONS on your first green egg! It is so nice to have a reminder why we love these weird little creatures!

Wish you best of luck and ease with your flock.

 

[whatsup chickenbutt]

eeeewwww,
thats gross. I forgot about my screen name....

 

[Mahonri]

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I'm not a vet but unfortunately, I'm thinking you are going to have to put her out of her misery.

Shucks!

 

[verthandi]

I clipped the feathers around the vent to make it easier to keep the area clean. You may want to try putting her in a darkened cage to delay egg laying if possible. I repositioned the prolapse 2 or 3 times a day for about 3 days before it finally stayed in place. I washed the hen with luke warm water and I didn't' have Prep-H which is the preferred thing to use, but used honey. The hen healed fine, it just took some time. Best wishes with your hen. If you are still using vasoline that might actually hinder the prolapse staying in place. The Prep-H will help better used alone.

 

[Southernbelle]

When I was looking up all this for my hen, a lot of times they recommended giving Tums crushed up for an emergency supply of calcium. The slack muscle tone is a sign of low calcium and often prolapse.

The bad news is that once a hen has prolapsed once that they are going to be prone to doing it again. I told myself that if my same hen did it again for me, I was going to have to cull her. So far she hasn't, but I don't know if she's laying at all or not.

She looks pretty bad and I don't see an egg in there, so it just seems like something internal has given way. I don't have any personal experience to share, she doesn't look anything like my hen did. I'm so sorry.

 

[Jenski]

whatsup, I sent you a PM.

 

[Zookeeper9000]

That looks like a bad infection to me. I am thinking you might have to put that girl down but hey I could be wrong.

 

[newchickmom]

I had a hen with very bad prolapse and eggbound this summer. Spent 3 days trying to get the prolapse to stay in and remove the egg. I finally decided to put her out of her misery.
Sometimes it is the only solution.