Vent prolapse

[Momto6kiddos]

One of my girls, Reign, has a vent prolapse. I managed to use a qtip and triple antibiotic to clear what appeared to be a bowel obstruction and gently push her insides back in. She's a bit swollen around the vent but is currently soaking in a warm bath and pooping up a storm.

She's still straining a lot so now I'm worried she's possibly eggbound and that's what caused it. She will be 7 weeks old tomorrow and has never laid an egg. Is there a way for me to see if it's an egg? Is there something more I can do? Please help!

 

[Quailobsessed]

Maybe either @Kiki or @Nabiki could help you.

 

[Nabiki]

I've never had a hen with vent prolapse, but from what I've read, you should be able to see or feel if there's an egg stuck in there. Have you been giving her calcium on the side? That may also help if she actually is egg bound.

 

[Momto6kiddos]

I've never had a hen with vent prolapse, but from what I've read, you should be able to see or feel if there's an egg stuck in there. Have you been giving her calcium on the side? That may also help if she actually is egg bound.

They do get calcium on the side. I actually resolved the issue already. I wound up taking a Q-tip with triple antibiotic on it and gently going into the egg-laying tract and just using it to lubricate a bit. She laid the egg about an hour later. Then, during the night, she passed a broken egg as well. It was completely white. I had a feeling she would wind up having a broken one in there because after she laid the first egg she had what looked like egg whites and yolk oozing from her vent. I still have her in isolation for now, just to make sure she gets a good break from mating, but she's eating and drinking and appears happy (albeit lonely). She has not laid another egg (which is good because I want her to have time to heal first) and she has not re-prolapsed!

 

[Nabiki]

They do get calcium on the side. I actually resolved the issue already. I wound up taking a Q-tip with triple antibiotic on it and gently going into the egg-laying tract and just using it to lubricate a bit. She laid the egg about an hour later. Then, during the night, she passed a broken egg as well. It was completely white. I had a feeling she would wind up having a broken one in there because after she laid the first egg she had what looked like egg whites and yolk oozing from her vent. I still have her in isolation for now, just to make sure she gets a good break from mating, but she's eating and drinking and appears happy (albeit lonely). She has not laid another egg (which is good because I want her to have time to heal first) and she has not re-prolapsed!

I'm glad you got that sorted out. You did pretty much exactly what people recommend, which is lubricating the vent and making sure they have enough calcium.