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Good Morning!
I am the very proud keeper of two beautiful Chickens. They both ginger nut rangers called Suzie and Peggie who are both adorable to look after. My reasoning for joining your very informative site was yesterday to my horror Suzie suffered from a prolapsed vent. It was such a shock to see. Over the phone an avian vet talked me through what to do which involved a rubber glove, vaseline and quite a bit of bravery! Not for the faint hearted but when it's your beloved pet - I guess you will do anything no matter how horrible!
The vet told me in the commercial world, chickens are routinely culled who prolapse. But my Suzie is not a commercial hen she is doted on and free ranges happily all day. She is just over a year old, she isn't fat and has never layed oversize eggs. I'm super careful with her diet - it's a mix of layer pellets, fresh fruit and veg and of course she forages all day. I know a lack of calcium can bring prolapse on too.
So far today, she has rather tentatively managed to poop and layed her egg. And touch wood everything retracted and went back into place!
Whist I am aware there is an existing thread on the subject I'd be interested to hear from others who have experienced the same.
Vet gave a bit of a grim prognosis, stating once a chicken prolapses they are super vulnerable to it repeating itself!
Any advise, opinions, tips etc would be very much appreciated.
Regards
Lindsay
I am the very proud keeper of two beautiful Chickens. They both ginger nut rangers called Suzie and Peggie who are both adorable to look after. My reasoning for joining your very informative site was yesterday to my horror Suzie suffered from a prolapsed vent. It was such a shock to see. Over the phone an avian vet talked me through what to do which involved a rubber glove, vaseline and quite a bit of bravery! Not for the faint hearted but when it's your beloved pet - I guess you will do anything no matter how horrible!
The vet told me in the commercial world, chickens are routinely culled who prolapse. But my Suzie is not a commercial hen she is doted on and free ranges happily all day. She is just over a year old, she isn't fat and has never layed oversize eggs. I'm super careful with her diet - it's a mix of layer pellets, fresh fruit and veg and of course she forages all day. I know a lack of calcium can bring prolapse on too.
So far today, she has rather tentatively managed to poop and layed her egg. And touch wood everything retracted and went back into place!
Whist I am aware there is an existing thread on the subject I'd be interested to hear from others who have experienced the same.
Vet gave a bit of a grim prognosis, stating once a chicken prolapses they are super vulnerable to it repeating itself!
Any advise, opinions, tips etc would be very much appreciated.
Regards
Lindsay
