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[Egluntyne]

Thought I'd share my activities of the last few days as I've had a bit of a triumph with a hen with a prolapse.

 

Last Wed a friend texted me to say that she had a hen with a prolapse, and could I have a look at it.

 

It was dropped off by her husband, and the prolapse was enormous and dark purple. I was minded to cull the hen, but thought I'd give her a chance, so....

 

I bathed the area with a weak saline solution 4 times a day for the first 3 days, and three times a day thereafter, and applied runny honey to the prolapse each time.

 

I initially applied the vet bandage and pad as described in the FAQ, but she managed to escape three times, and nearly strangled herself in the process, so I abandoned the idea.

 

Over the next few days, part of the prolapse went black and scabbed over, but we carried on.

 

I kept her in the dark, in a carrying crate, and on minimal rations, no pellets, just grains and mealworms. Her appetite was poor and she was reluctant to drink, so I syringed water into her for a couple of days.

 

Two days ago, when I was cleaning her up, the sloughy area fell off, and she turned round and ate it! No manners whatsoever.

 

Yesterday there was no sign of the prolapse at all. Everything has gone back in of its own accord, I haven't pushed it back.

 

Today she is ravenous, skinny and very chirpy. She's going home tomorrow.

 

She did lay one egg four days ago, and luckily, it didn't cause the prolapse to worsen.

 

I think we've been lucky because it was caught straight away, before any of her flatmates started pecking it.

 

We are going to keep her on junk food for a couple of weeks to let her insides heal fully.

 

Fingers crossed.

[Ain't Nobody Here]

Wow, that was a labour of love . Great work .

[Duncan08]

Fantastic news, can you sticky that. You can guarantee I'll never find it again if I need it.

[Olly]

well done, that is a real triumph!

[The Dogmother]

Well done Eggers!

 

Glad to hear she's still OK, fingers crossed that it will stay in.

[Plum]

Well done Nurse Egluntyne, good to hear it worked Shall remember runny honey must have been lovely job.

[Lewis]

Well done

 

Dealing with a lot of hybrids I saw a few nasty prolapses last year but glad to hear a success story.

 

I think Dappy Chick recently had success treating a prolapse by spraying it with Vetericyn, which may have helped. She's waiting to see and try it again if needs to, to see if it really was that which helped!

[chick wiggle]

Thanks Egluntyne, ive never had success with a prolapse so its great to hear a happy ending story

 

Duncan08, i have added this to my favourites for future refernce because i know id never find it again either

[Egluntyne]

Cheers everyone. Am still receiving positive reports of her. She hasn't laid again, which is probably a good thing, and is eating well, although we decided to keep her on just grains for a bit longer.

[Snowy]

I've added a link to this post to the FAQ/chicken health/prolapse thread. It's too good to lose!

http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=62511&p=1192715#p1192715

[chick wiggle]

Ah brilliant, thanks Snowy

[sandyhas3chucks]

was it normal honey. I assume it was runny as easier to apply?

or did you use manuka?

Excellant sharing and kind caring x

[Egluntyne]

Just bog standard runny honey ... Gales in fact.

[sandyhas3chucks]

Just bog standard runny honey ... Gales in fact.

[mollyripkim]

That's so nice that you put in so much work and tlc with such a happy ending, hope she continues to do well.

[the0ast]

Hi, just wondering whether the hen ever laid again?

I successfully treated a prolapse a month ago... other than missing some feathers around her vent that she pulled out herself during the event, she's now acting perfectly normally. However, she has't laid an egg since it happened. Just wondering whether hens can ever lay again post prolapse?

Thankyou.

[Plum]

Hi, I've had two with prolapsed who have gone on to continue laying so don't give up hope.

[the0ast]

Thank you!

Can you remember how long it took?

I'm desperate to score a win with this one!

[Plum]

Well I forced them not to lay by taking them off layers feed and making the run dark but it was a few weeks.

[Plum]

You've won anyway you kept her alive, well done not all come through it

[Blackrocksrock]

Well done - you put a lot of work into it and so glad it worked. Nice to have this to refer to.

[Luvachicken]

So pleased the chicken had a happy ending.

Well done for all your hard to work to make her better

[chooksRCute]

Thanks for posting this info Egluntyne, not experienced this problem to date but always good to know how to manage it. Hope all stays well for the girl

[SeramaSilly]

Oh well done Egluntine!!

 

Can I ask did you keep pushing the prolapse back inside the hen? I presume there wasn't an egg inside - do you know what the procedure would be if there was?

 

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