Omlet cube and run

[stoice]

Poor Blanche has a prolapse. She hasn't laid for weeks, or if she passes anything it's usually just the yolk and white with no shell. I don't know if the straining for a normal egg caused it as she didn't manage to lay one, no blood about the run or the next box. She has a small walnut sized protrusion of her insides on the outside. I've bathed her, put germaloid cream on it and gently pushed it back (She kinda helped a bit too really). I've done this three times today and each time I've found it's popped back out again. It's 'out' again now. Why does stuff like this happen on a sunday when the vets are shut? She's perky and chatty and I've separated the run in two so she's got a space of her own where Beryl can't peck at her. Ive also put a drop of citronella oil on the tip of her tail feather in the hope the smell will deter any flies.

What else can i do? I've got work tomorrow but my OH is in so will call the vets and get him to take her in. Will I see her back again? Can't afford surgery for her, I'm also pretty certain with her egg laying being sporadic at best that this could easily happen again.

Poor Blanche.

Edited July 11, 2011 by Guest

[Egluntyne]

There is some advice here. I hope you can manage to sort her out.

[stoice]

Thanks Egluntyne

I had already read that, that's how i knew about the Germaloid cream and had dashed to the shops. The page advises the bandage idea is only any use if I'm there to supervise and I'm at work tomorrow. I'd also read about Keyhole Kate's surgery (On her hen, not KK!) for a procedure called purse string suturing but at over £100 I can't stretch to that. Hopefully the vet can help tomorrow. One way or the other.

[stoice]

Well she's gone. OH took her to the vets for me. I'd written down everything I thought relevent for him to relay in case the vet needed to know more info but it was as I suspected. He did suggest sutures but only gave a 20% sucess rate and it could easily happen again. He then suggested surgery to remove her egg laying bits but that'd be over £300! To be honest, it was kinder to let her go now before she got mopey with infection etc. Poor love. At least she went as a chirpy happy chook after a morning treat of a strawberry and mealworms (Even though she was scared of the 'cat box of doom' which I am now calling it. Most of my chooks seem to have a one-way journey in that box)

 

RIP little one.

[Minnie&Moose]

Very sorry to hear about poor Blanche

[scarlettohara]

So sorry

[stoice]

Thanks for your thoughts.

She leaves behind Beryl, all on her own, so have just registered interest with BHWT to re-home a few more girls. I hope it's not too long a wait. If not I'll have to buy some youngsters to keep her company.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

What a shame, I'm sorry to hear that .

[cathybc]

sorry to see the update x