- Apr 3, 2013
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My girl had some poop in her rear so I picked her up to clean her and realized the vent looks prolapsed but it also looks like she has a scab/infection.
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Easter egger about 5 years old and normal for weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is molting but all else seems fine.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Molting for a few weeks, behavior is fine.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Things are the same.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Normal pellet food and water with ACV. I provide meal worms daily perhaps I am giving too much?
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Right after I cleaned her she pooped a normal looking poop.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Rinsed her vent but the scab/yellow stuff doesn't look like it's going to just fall off. I have also separated her.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Do myself. I am going to soak her now in a bath but I am unsure if I should try pushing her vent inside with the exterior material.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. Attached.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use. They use soft pine shavings for nest boxes and sand for coop. Currently she is in a crate with food and water.
Looking for any advice or if she should be culled the way this looks. She is a sweet gal and has not exhibited any different behavior then normal.
Looking forward to your recommendations.
Thank you!!!!
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Easter egger about 5 years old and normal for weight.
2) What is the behavior, exactly. She is molting but all else seems fine.
3) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Molting for a few weeks, behavior is fine.
4) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
5) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma. No
6) What happened, if anything that you know of, that may have caused the situation. Things are the same.
7) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all. Normal pellet food and water with ACV. I provide meal worms daily perhaps I am giving too much?
8) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Right after I cleaned her she pooped a normal looking poop.
9) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Rinsed her vent but the scab/yellow stuff doesn't look like it's going to just fall off. I have also separated her.
10 ) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Do myself. I am going to soak her now in a bath but I am unsure if I should try pushing her vent inside with the exterior material.
11) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help. Attached.
12) Describe the housing/bedding in use. They use soft pine shavings for nest boxes and sand for coop. Currently she is in a crate with food and water.
Looking for any advice or if she should be culled the way this looks. She is a sweet gal and has not exhibited any different behavior then normal.
Looking forward to your recommendations.
Thank you!!!!
