Vent prolapse

[Chirpy girls-2018]

Ok so I just gave her a bath and some of the dead skin come off but not all of it is there something I can put on it to make the dead skin come off faster or just keep giving her baths and soaking til it all comes off ??

 

[Eggcessive]

Keep soaking for about 20 minutes, then rubbing it with a rag until you see some blood. Neosporin ointment should keep it soft and moist. Do you have any pictures? How much dark tissue is there? If she was prolapsed for awhile before you discovered it, there could be some vent damage.

 

[Chirpy girls-2018]

Well she layed an egg Tuesday and started bleeding so we took her to the vet, she did a hysterectomy on her that night we picked her up today. Still a little tired but should be back to normal in about a week, just no eggs from her.

 

[Eggcessive]

Oh my goodness, that is good that you could get her treated by a vet. I am so glad that she tolerated having the surgery. Please let us know how she gets along with another update.

 

[Chirpy girls-2018]

Thank you @Eggcessive and @Cragg Klefor for y'all help and advice with the vent prolapse. It really helped, but we could not get her to stop laying eggs and with that last egg she started hemorrhaging. The vet saved her life.

 

[Chirpy girls-2018]

If any of y'all live in East Texas this is the vet we used. Hawkins pet & Exotic Animal Clinic the vets name is Dr. Jill Hobbs, it is in Hawkins Texas.

 

[MissChick@dee]

I have never heard of a hysterectomy for chickens.
I can’t imagine!

 

[Cragg Klefor]

Thank you @Eggcessive and @Cragg Klefor for y'all help and advice with the vent prolapse. It really helped, but we could not get her to stop laying eggs and with that last egg she started hemorrhaging. The vet saved her life.

I'm glad you found a vet who could help. I wish you both the best

 

[janyfamily]

@Eggcessive, we have a hen with what I think is a prolapsed vent. The day we found it, the tissue was 3x this size, red and bleeding. We soaked with epson salts 2x a day and applied aquaphor, (b/c that is what we had), and applied witch hazel. I thought I had gotten the vent pushed back in...on day 2, and awoke to discover her looking like this, this morning (day 3). Is this just dead tissue I should scrub away? Or is this her prolapsed oviduct, all dried out? She is eating, drinking and pooping. We have her separated out from the rest of the flock in a dog crate in the garage.... Thanks in advance!

 

[Eggcessive]

@Eggcessive, we have a hen with what I think is a prolapsed vent. The day we found it, the tissue was 3x this size, red and bleeding. We soaked with epson salts 2x a day and applied aquaphor, (b/c that is what we had), and applied witch hazel. I thought I had gotten the vent pushed back in...on day 2, and awoke to discover her looking like this, this morning (day 3). Is this just dead tissue I should scrub away? Or is this her prolapsed oviduct, all dried out? She is eating, drinking and pooping. We have her separated out from the rest of the flock in a dog crate in the garage.... Thanks in advance!

It looks dark like the prolapse may have dead tissue. But there looks like dried blood below it, so do you think the other chickens pecked her? If the tissue is black, I would try to soak her again and rub some of it off. If it is the whole prolapse that is dead, she might not survive. But if you can soak and scrub off some of the dead tissue, to where it bleeds slightly—that is called debriding—you might be ablt to save the vent tissue. Always keep the tissue moist with oil or antibacterial ointment. If you take more pictures be sure to get the light on the vent.