Prolapsed vent with a hard crust on it (graphic photos)

[Good Chicken Daddy]

I have been reading a ton of articles and comments on prolapsed vent and gleet and other things.
My 1 year-old Easter Egger, Queenie, has her vent pushed out and what looks like poop on it. Much of it was poop, but that cleaned off. What remains is very hard and crusty. maybe poop/scab combo? I called the local vet and they suggested I make a $350 deposit. I have to pass on that. I hope to treat her myself.

Treatment so far has been:
Isolate from other birds (dog crate)
twice daily 10 minute war, butt bath with a little epsom salts,
apple cider vinegar in her water, and nice greek yogurt to eat
applying a mix of antibiotic cream and hemorrhoid ointment 3 or 4 times a day

The swelling is way down. Queenie is lively, eating and drinking. I cant tell if her poop is normal, because I changed her diet, but she is pooping.

Everything is going well in recovery EXCEPT, I cannot seem to get the hard poop/scab/calcium, whatever stuff off her protruded vent. It has been 5 days now, and I haven't seen the hard stuff reduce in a day or so.
Here is Queenies butt on Thursday (she is upside down on my lap)

This is her this morning. Much better. A little on the surface is poop but the majority of white stuff is rock hard and not coming off.

Is there something more that I can do?
Blessings,
joe

 

[Peaches Lee]

Just keep going, you're doing great. Prolapses can take time. Keep reapplying the ointments to hopefully get that scab off. I wouldn't actively pull it, but try to gently encourage the stuff to come off, maybe with a cotton swab, or cotton ball soaked in warm water. Good luck!

 

[Eggcessive]

I would continue the soaks once a day for about 20 minutes. Gently try washing the scab with a soft cloth. Apply some vaseline or other ointment afterward to keep it soft and moist. It may fall off soon. Try pushing the prolapse back inside and holding it there for a few minutes each time you see it out.

 

[Good Chicken Daddy]

Thank you. That is very encouraging.

The prolapse seems to be pulling in buy itself. It pulls in up to the crusty part. I'll keep a daily bath doing with the ointment.

I saw some suggestions on calcium. I am going to grind some shell down and sprinkle it on her food. The girls have a supply of crushed shell available all the time, and they use it. It seemed that another thread was suggesting calcium tablets.

and pray. Prayer helps.

 

[Eggcessive]

Does Queenie lay eggs most of the time? If so, crushed oyster shell is best left in a separate container for taking as they need. Is she on layer pellets or crumbles? If she has trouble passing an egg, a human calcium tablet may be helpful to increase muscle contractions. I would not mix crushed oyster shell in her feed, so that she does not get too much. Too much calcium or oyster shell can lead to gout or kidney problems. Usually, they take what they need.

 

[Good Chicken Daddy]

Queenie is normally my most reliable layer. Most days she lays 1 egg, occasionally 2 in a day, but also sometimes she skips a day. They have the shell available all the time. The difficult/scary egg was when her vent was out 3 inches and she laid an egg into the prolapsed part. I had her in ta bath and gently worked the egg loose.

 

[worldonastring]

How did Queenie make out? Did the scab fall off? Did the prolapse retract? I have this same issue with my Willow, and I am torn on whether to leave the vent out for now until the scab is resolved or to attempt to push back in. Any advice?

 

[Shaz1522]

What dod you do as i have ssme prolapes with dark scab

 

[Christine Norman]

How did Queenie make out? Did the scab fall off? Did the prolapse retract? I have this same issue with my Willow, and I am torn on whether to leave the vent out for now until the scab is resolved or to attempt to push back in. Any advice?

I have same issue as you. I tried to push it back but she kept pushing it out. I think the dry scab is irritating. Did you wait until scab gone?