SOS VENT PROLAPSE

[Eggcessive]

Prolapsed vent can have several causes such as dietary, being overweight, low calcium levels, constipation, and stuck egg.

 

[cottagecheese]

Did you read my posts in the turkey thread? Do you want to treat her with white oak bark powder? Do you need help identifying the tree? I think the window when she can recover is not going to be open much longer.

 

[AmyJane725]

Here's a link to that oak powder cottagecheese is talking about if you don't have that kind of tree in your area.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079CQ22DT/?tag=backy-20

 

[cottagecheese]

Yep, but made fresh is more potent and the window... see above. Most of us live in the country or suburbs, plenty of trees.

 

[AmyJane725]

Yep, but made fresh is more potent and the window... see above. Most of us live in the country or suburbs, plenty of trees.

Yeah, I'm sure fresh is better. I was just thinking in case she doesn't live near trees or isn't confident in identifying it.

I was thinking the shipping might be too late, but figured it didn't hurt to post it. Maybe someone else is interested in it for their own first aid kit. I know I've got it on my list to order.

How long do you think the powder stays good for? We've got an oak in my yard I think, but I don't know if it's the right kind (white oak?). Can I prepare some in advance or should I just wait until something happens and harvest fresh?

And sorry, not trying to hijack the thread. I won't post about this anymore.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'm not sure this is Calcium related. She had laid a good egg already today around 1pm. She was bathed and basically shot out the shell-less egg while soaking (around 7:30pm). So I think it just wasn't done developing and would have been laid normal tomorrow?

While Calcium plays a role in making hard shells, the purpose for extra/quickly absorbed calcium supplement given to a hen with a prolapse if for oviduct contractions and retention.

 

[cottagecheese]

I wouldn't order it, the cockatiel (or something like that) who was treated with it took some time to recover. That's why I was skeptical. Going for a walk, the branch of a tree with some dry leaves still clinging to it came into my line of vision. WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE !!!! Which trees are known to stubbornly keep a few leaves until spring? The oaks, of course. And, the bark of this particular tree was a whitish grey, distinctly lighter than the trees surrounding it.

In the summer, it's easy to identify, just look it up on wikipedia.

I saw major improvement after 12 hrs (normal poops) and full recovery after another 24hrs.

So just taken from the tree is best, but remember just take a little bit, the tree needs it too.

I'll write an article or make a thread with all the details . This is how I should've started, but I keep seeing all these emergencies all these poor hens.

 

[AmyJane725]

I wouldn't order it, the cockatiel (or something like that) who was treated with it took some time to recover. That's why I was skeptical. Going for a walk, the branch of a tree with some dry leaves still clinging to it came into my line of vision. WAIT A MINUTE WAIT A MINUTE !!!! Which trees are known to stubbornly keep a few leaves until spring? The oaks, of course. And, the bark of this particular tree was a whitish grey, distinctly lighter than the trees surrounding it.

In the summer, it's easy to identify, just look it up on wikipedia.

I saw major improvement after 12 hrs (normal poops) and full recovery after another 24hrs.

So just taken from the tree is best, but remember just take a little bit, the tree needs it too.

I'll write an article or make a thread with all the details . This is how I should've started, but I keep seeing all these emergencies all these poor hens.

It does seem like there have been a lot of prolapse threads lately.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'll write an article or make a thread with all the details .

Great Idea! Write an article.
Be sure to provide details of treatment, photos of products and post photos of your own hen's prolapse, so others can have a pictorial tutorial to reference.

Just go to the Articles section at the top and click on the blue button "Create Article"

 

[cottagecheese]

Wyorp, even if you were Wellington himself in a previous life (or some other famous general), remember, this is the current life.

In other words, your tone, bro. (Can't believe I said 'bro'. ) But there is a whiff of... (sniffing)... drillsergeant I think it's called...

I don't have any pictures. I wasn't thinking of taking pictures, I was too busy trying to save her life and cutting a path through all the debris and detritus clogging up the good info on the internet.