The 4th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long

[JoyfulPromise]

This prolapsed hen we rescued is SOOO frustrating! It doesn't look that bad, never more than an inch out at the most, she laid an egg yesterday and the day before without trouble. The prolapse goes back in pretty easily with very little help, but the problem is that she pushes it back out EVERY TIME SHE POOPS! I am not sure what else to do! Yes, this is only the third day after we started treating her, so maybe she will eventually learn to hold her innards IN on her own? I tried to wrap her up last night as suggested in this article, but it was a total failure. Didn't keep it in and a big mess to unwrap in the morning. Must not have wrapped it right, but I don't know how else to do it! I have resolved to give her a week at least before giving up. Praying for some results soon!

 

[michaelf]

I made this bottle waterer for my chicks yesterday. Reason I made it upside down was to leave cap loose and let air in. First one I tried was in the cap. It would get air locked. It works great. No more changing water all the time from them dirtying it

 

[michaelf]

 

[tadpole98]

I made this bottle waterer for my chicks yesterday. Reason I made it upside down was to leave cap loose and let air in. First one I tried was in the cap. It would get air locked. It works great. No more changing water all the time from them dirtying it

fabuloussss

 

[tadpole98]

i made chick deviled eggs. more like deviled eggs, they were HIDEOUS
whoever made the ones in those pictures had some practice.......

i dont even want to eat them they are so ugly

 

[Shellz]

i made chick deviled eggs. more like deviled eggs, they were HIDEOUS whoever made the ones in those pictures had some practice.......

i dont even want to eat them they are so ugly

I'll eat them! Nothing wrong with ugly, as long as they taste good!

 

[tadpole98]

Quote: haha im sure my dad will eat them, anyways, even if they were pretty i wouldnt eat them! I hate eggs, the smell, taste, texture, everything! its so disgusting. I just like the actual chicken

 

[chiques chicks]

 Those are BIIIIGGG  egg racks.

Standard hoverbator racks with quail racks. Its not a standard size freezer I converted, it's about the size of a large mini fridge. Quail eggs fit 20 in the space of 7 chicken eggs.

 

[loves2hatch]

I made this bottle waterer for my chicks yesterday. Reason I made it upside down was to leave cap loose and let air in. First one I tried was in the cap. It would get air locked. It works great. No more changing water all the time from them dirtying it

Very Cool! what did you use for the nipple part? or did you buy a nipple?

 

[Arielle]

This prolapsed hen we rescued is SOOO frustrating! It doesn't look that bad, never more than an inch out at the most, she laid an egg yesterday and the day before without trouble. The prolapse goes back in pretty easily with very little help, but the problem is that she pushes it back out EVERY TIME SHE POOPS! I am not sure what else to do! Yes, this is only the third day after we started treating her, so maybe she will eventually learn to hold her innards IN on her own? I tried to wrap her up last night as suggested in this article, but it was a total failure. Didn't keep it in and a big mess to unwrap in the morning. Must not have wrapped it right, but I don't know how else to do it! I have resolved to give her a week at least before giving up. Praying for some results soon!

You have given it a good shot, the tissues need time to heal and the swelling to shrink. Might need more time, like another week. Remember how long it takes a cut to heal . . .healing talks7-10 day.

I had a ewe with a problem like that, we put her in a horse trailer on a slanted board to use the weight of the uterus to pull itself in. Sorry you can't do that with a hen. But giver her 7-10 days and then reevaluate your options.