Prolapsed Vent

[tlcmurphy]

Anything else I can be doing to help shrink the tissue? I also didn’t get the calcium into her this morning, will try again later. It’s a little easier to get a pill into a sick chicken than a feisty one!

 

[Strawberry74]

I have used prep h on prolapsed vents with success. I also keep my hens inside in a small kennel in a dim room so their bodies rest and are not trying to lay eggs while the tissue retracts. She might not be happy about it but it might be worth a try since she has been prolapsed for a few days now. If she stays prolapsed that tissue can become necrotic and honey/ sugar on her outside is a recipe for flystrike and you don't want to go down that road. It's just awful. I hope she recovers for you!

 

[Strawberry74]

If you decide to keep her inside you can dissolve a tums in her water dish or crush it over a yummy treat.