Vent prolapse in 2 yr old hen.....Urgent

[talkinboutchickens]

@ChicNmom @azygous

thank you guys so so much for all your help!

Do I keep her in the cage and keep giving her the calcium pills?
Thanks so much again

 

[ChicNmom]

@talkinboutchickens


Yay!!! The egg is out and it looks like a decent shell!!!

I would still give calcium for a few days. to get her caught up from her deficiency. Then you'll need to keep an eye out for thin shelled eggs and give her more calcium if that starts again.

How is the prolapse?

 

[talkinboutchickens]

@talkinboutchickens


Yay!!! The egg is out and it looks like a decent shell!!!

I would still give calcium for a few days. to get her caught up from her deficiency. Then you'll need to keep an eye out for thin shelled eggs and give her more calcium if that starts again.

How is the prolapse?

Hi!!!
No, it's still a soft shell...But hopefully after this her eggs will be back to normal...
Her prolapse has not gone back in!!! She is still straining, I think this time she is straining because she has poop stuck...It's painful for her because every time she strains she closes her eyes and cheeps softly.

 

[ChicNmom]

I would glove up and feel for anything stuck. You could also push the prolapse in and hold it in place for maybe 20 seconds. Keep putting the cortisone on and in her vent. Keep giving the calcium and I would keep her in the cage so she can rest and also in case some of the other chickens get curious and want to peck the prolapse.

 

[azygous]

I don't recommend shoving any fingers up into any hen. It risks injury to the hen unless you know exactly what you're doing. If there's an egg close enough to feel with a finger inserted, it's close enough to feel from outside.

Do continue to give a calcium tablet each day for the next three or four days. Push fluids as this ordeal is very dehydrating. Continue with sugar water solution to restore chemical balance. Provide a cooked egg or grated raw carrot and regular food and she will eat when she's feels ready. But let her rest now. Don't fret about the prolapse. No need to keep shoving it back in. It will stay in as her muscles relax.

 

[ChicNmom]

I don't recommend shoving any fingers up into any hen. It risks injury to the hen unless you know exactly what you're doing. If there's an egg close enough to feel with a finger inserted, it's close enough to feel from outside.

Different things work for different people and we all do the best we can for our birds. But I certainly never said to "shove" a finger into a chicken. That implies some force.

Although it's not BYC, I have saved this info for egg binding.
It worked for someone and I have successfully used it.

https://www.knowyourchickens.com/egg-bound-chicken/

I have also removed rock hard impacted poop from a roosters butt. I didn't think that could happen to an adult bird but it did and he was happy to have the blockage removed. Had I just assumed urates were only coming out for whatever reason and not checked he would have been in even worse shape.

There isn't always one answer to every problem.

 

[azygous]

You obviously know what you are doing. If you read my post again, you will see I inserted that qualifier. People who do not know what they are doing are better off not shoving a finger up a chicken's butt. It's why I never recommend it.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@ChicNmom @azygous

thank you guys so so much for all your help!


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Do I keep her in the cage and keep giving her the calcium pills?
Thanks so much again

Can you please post a photo of the prolapse so we can see how much tissue is exposed?

Thanks!

 

[talkinboutchickens]

I would glove up and feel for anything stuck. You could also push the prolapse in and hold it in place for maybe 20 seconds. Keep putting the cortisone on and in her vent. Keep giving the calcium and I would keep her in the cage so she can rest and also in case some of the other chickens get curious and want to peck the prolapse.

The problem is that I don't know where to enter my finger in because her prolapse is just everywhere.

I don't recommend shoving any fingers up into any hen. It risks injury to the hen unless you know exactly what you're doing. If there's an egg close enough to feel with a finger inserted, it's close enough to feel from outside.

Do continue to give a calcium tablet each day for the next three or four days. Push fluids as this ordeal is very dehydrating. Continue with sugar water solution to restore chemical balance. Provide a cooked egg or grated raw carrot and regular food and she will eat when she's feels ready. But let her rest now. Don't fret about the prolapse. No need to keep shoving it back in. It will stay in as her muscles relax.

She's refusing to eat and drink but she had a bite of her watermelon.

Different things work for different people and we all do the best we can for our birds. But I certainly never said to "shove" a finger into a chicken. That implies some force.

Although it's not BYC, I have saved this info for egg binding.
It worked for someone and I have successfully used it.

https://www.knowyourchickens.com/egg-bound-chicken/

I have also removed rock hard impacted poop from a roosters butt. I didn't think that could happen to an adult bird but it did and he was happy to have the blockage removed. Had I just assumed urates were only coming out for whatever reason and not checked he would have been in even worse shape.

There isn't always one answer to every problem.

Thanks for the info!


Guys is it possible that she has a third egg coming?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

The problem is that I don't know where to enter my finger in because her prolapse is just everywhere.

Guys is it possible that she has a third egg coming?

Please, can you post photos of the prolapse so we can see how much tissue is exposed?
Clear well-lit photos from a few different angles would good.

Yes, it's very possible she has another egg on the way. Just because tissue is prolapsed it doesn't mean she will stop laying eggs, the production cycle continues.

You are giving the Extra Calcium correct? Pop the tablet right into the beak and let her swallow. Do the best you can to encourage her to drink and stay hydrated.