Possible prolapsed vent

[MontyJ]

Yesterday Dew brought me an egg that had a couple of small blood smears on it. A quick Google revealed that it is sometimes common for that to happen in pullets who haven't been laying very long. Today, she brought another egg with more blood on it. I didn't like the looks of it so we caught the chicken (Clover) and gave her an examination. It looks like her vent may be prolapsed slightly. I am getting vetericyn and Preperation H to try to correct the problem. It's not a huge prolaps, so maybe she will recover. Any advice would be appreciated.

 

[897tgigvib]

I sure hope clover will be ok. Did you check the other girls? Is there a preventative for it?

 

[canesisters]

Oh wow. I'm sure you've already been around BYC but here's a couple of links that might help:

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/785789/first-prolapse-vent-issue

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/774930/hen-with-prolapsed-vent

http://www.backyardchickens.com/t/749174/prolapsed-vent

 

[MontyJ]

Already read those Cane, but thanks. Dew and I just treated her. Dew held her in a towel, while I cleaned her up. It's definitely a prolapsed vent. I decided against the Vetericyn and opted for an antibiotic saline solution. I cleaned her up and applied the Prep H. I didn't see a lot of blood, but there was a little. Hopefully the antibiotic in the saline solution will help ward off infection. We will continue to check her daily and decide the course of action as we go. I would hate to have to cull her. She is one of the favorites. Her favorite pastime is hopping on Dews back as soon as she gets the chance. She's really friendly and likes being held. I'll do the best I can for her and hopefully this goes away as she gets older.

 

[bj taylor]

is her vent outside her body? has the prep h worked? if she were mine, I would make attempt to physically insert it back into her body using plenty of lubrication. I would use a well lubricated glove to put it back in place & keep the antibiotic thing going for awhile.
I've been watching a vet reality show called 'the incredible dr. pol' or something like that. he deals w/this issue in goats/horses/cattle & the solution is always to put it back into place. he cleans the exposed part w/a wash first. I know there's a big difference between a chicken and a cow.

sure wish you the best.

 

[dewdropsinwv]

I was busy holding on to clover so Monty could wash off the area so I could not see if it was sticking out or not. I guess my question is how long do we keep treating her? It's bad enough that I have throw away over 100 eggs for the next 7 days because of the wazine, I really do not want to loose a chicken to something that we can hopefully fix.

 

[Nyboy]

A lot of people will laugh at this, but if she is a favorite you might want to have a vet look at her. I know most would just cull but sometime a chicken can mean a lot to you. Good luck.

 

[dewdropsinwv]

They are all pretty friendly chickens.... it would hurt if we had to cull any of them, but f it needs to be done, well you know.... I'd rather not. Just hope this is a "fixable" problem. We haven't had too much trouble out of them so far, so I guess it's time we did.

 

[NwMtGardener]

Yeah...i'd try what BJ suggested - clean, lube, physically push her vent back in, then try to keep her quiet for a while to keep it from prolapsing again. Havent done a chicken before, but occassionally dogs and cats. Prep H is a good idea as well. Good luck!!

 

[so lucky]

A lot of people will laugh at this, but if she is a favorite you might want to have a vet look at her. I know most would just cull but sometime a chicken can mean a lot to you. Good luck.

Not laughing here. Unfortunately, some vets won't even treat a chicken, because they are so expendable. If trying to push it back in doesn't work, I don't think a call to your vet would be out of line. Good luck. Hope things go well.