Stubborn Prolapsed Silkie Hen.

[MysteryChicken]

Have you ever seen one with ascites?

Yes, while doing research on reproductive diseases in poultry. She doesn't seem to fit the symptoms.

 

[casportpony]

Yes, while doing research on reproductive diseases in poultry. She doesn't seem to fit the symptoms.

So you have done a necropsy on one? I ask because unless you have you can't rule it out.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She doesn't have a hard time breathing, & isn't doing the penguin posture. Her abdomen doesn't feel like a water balloon.

 

[MysteryChicken]

So you have done a necropsy on one? I ask because unless you have you can't rule it out.

No, I never done an internal necropsy. I've always done an external examination. I can't bring myself to stick my hands in chicken guts, & I'm very sensitive to foul smells.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'll be back in a few minutes. I gotta give the cat a bath.

 

[cherrynberry]

No, I never done an internal necropsy. I've always done an external examination. I can't bring myself to stick my hands in chicken guts, & I'm very sensitive to foul smells.

You could always send it to a lab, not necessarily do it yourself.

 

[MysteryChicken]

You could always send it to a lab, not necessarily do it yourself.

I'd rather do it at home. If I can bring myself to do so.

 

[MysteryChicken]

If I have to put her down, I'll probably attempt it. I'll also take pictures.

 

[azygous]

No enemas for chickens. They aren't built like people. The poop channel is shared with the egg channel, and there's a risk of pushing bacteria up into the oviduct and starting a nasty bacterial infection that may kill her.

For a persistent prolapse, the best treatment is continued calcium citrate, quiet rest, plenty of fluids, and moist heat if you can swing that. Prolapse means she still is trying to expel something from the reproductive duct. It can be anything, but it needs to come out. The calcium is the most important thing as it helps her contractions to push it out.

The longest prolapse I've dealt with was nine days before the hen cleared the material and the prolapse automatically retracted. Be patient.

 

[MysteryChicken]

No enemas for chickens. They aren't built like people. The poop channel is shared with the egg channel, and there's a risk of pushing bacteria up into the oviduct and starting a nasty bacterial infection that may kill her.

For a persistent prolapse, the best treatment is continued calcium citrate, quiet rest, plenty of fluids, and moist heat if you can swing that. Prolapse means she still is trying to expel something from the reproductive duct. It can be anything, but it needs to come out. The calcium is the most important thing as it helps her contractions to push it out.

The longest prolapse I've dealt with was nine days before the hen cleared the material and the prolapse automatically retracted. Be patient.

Okay, how do I get her to expel the poop? She passed an egg today, so a obstruction in the reproductive tract seems unlikely now. She's drinks a whole waterer everyday. Every time I watch her she continues to try pooping but can't.

I think I may have to get a video of what I'm seeing, or at least trying to explain.

She's been getting calcium everyday, a good amount of it too, in tablet form, & oyster shells.

I'm just really concerned for her.