Chicken bald back

[Cat tails]

Noticed Nutmeg not being her active self. And just when I was about to leave for work, I noticed a prolapse...

 

There was een little bit of poop stuck. And it wasn't a huge prolapse. So removed the poop, tried to push the prolapse back in. Nutmeg was far from happy about it all.

Will see what she is like this afternoon.

[Ursula123]

They are a worry at times. Hopefully it has stayed in and will have to have no more intervention from you.

 

One of mine recently had a large prolapse sadly it would not stay in, I tried honey on it as suggested on many posts and this seemed to help and stayed in until she pooped. I took her to the vet and explained what I had done and he said that was one of the best remedies as well as sprinkling sugar on it. He did have to put her to sleep as he said there was no way the size it was that it would stay put.

 

Hope all is ok when you nutmeg this afternoon.

[Cat tails]

Nutmeg decided she did remember how to chicken and has restored bum to orginal settings!

 

I now just hope that this bug doesn't return as I don't see an update in the near future.

[Ursula123]

[Luvachicken]

Glad she's ok

I hope she stays well x

[Cat tails]

Thanks both!

 

Me too. She had a good rummage through the forbidden bit of the garden (the overgrown part that they can't reach so things actually grow there). She is now taking a dustbath with Ginger. Looking her perky self again.

[Cat tails]

She was looking a bit off yesterday and today. Seemed to visit the nest box very often. Started to worry that she might be egg bound or something.

 

But just walked into the garden to find a cracked egg in the run. (Ginger had already layed hers)

Very thin shelled, but otherwise ok. So her insides are still functioning as should be. Will see how she does the rest of the week.

[Cat tails]

Don't want to say I can tell she looks relieved, but at least she joined Ginger for a dust bath.

[Luvachicken]

She must be feeling ok to lay an egg

Hope she continues feeling happy doing chicken.

[Cat tails]

Came home to find Ginger doing broody chicken. Without an egg...

Will try and convince her tomorrow that broody chicken is no option.

[Luvachicken]

My Lucie does that broody stuff usually for just one day

Naughty broodies

[The Dogmother]

Could she have laid a larger than normal egg to cause the prolapse?

 

Generally speaking, anything larger than the end joint of your thumb will probably not stay in, and it is inevitable that the poor bird will need culling. Smaller prolapses can easily be dealt with at home, if they are caught quickly; use sugar or cream for piles to shrink it, lube up and get it back in. They will usually stay put. Well done, for sorting it out!

 

Possible problems could be that the prolapse s left so that the tissue starts to die off, or is pecked. Both can happen very quickly... Someone brought me a hen about a month ago.... Its flock mates had stared to peck, and done terrible damage... I had to put her down

[Cat tails]

Thanks DM!

 

It wasn't a large prolapse and she seems to have sorted herself out again, although I haven't had an egg since and she lost quite some muscle on her breastbone. She is active, preening, dust bathing etc.

Gave them some cat food again this morning in the hopes of fattening her up a bit.

 

Ginger is still broody and hasn't laid an egg since either.

Hope boarding boot camp will sort them out!

[The Dogmother]

It sounds as if you are vigilant, and taking care of her; there can often be underlying causes for prolapses, so just watch out for any changes in habit, feeding and general health.

[Cat tails]

Well maybe not as vigilant as I should...

 

Discovered the reason why Nutmeg is thin. Worms!

Found some in their poop!

Worm burden must be bad then! Immidiately wormed them. (And myself too most likely. Stupid liquid dropper stuff... Why is it sooo dificult to get Flubenvet here?)

Hope they will be fine.

[The Dogmother]

Can you get Panacur there for cats and dogs? It isn't licensed for use on chooks, but my farm vet has recommended it in the past. I tend to rotate it with Flubenvet to get the best results, but I couldn't possibly recommend that anyone else does the same

[gavclojak]

Can you get Panacur there for cats and dogs? It isn't licensed for use on chooks, but my farm vet has recommended it in the past. I tend to rotate it with Flubenvet to get the best results, but I couldn't possibly recommend that anyone else does the same

 

I wanted to use panacur but my vet wouldn't have any of it, she suggested it wasn't as effective as flubenvet.(sorry but if it's good enough for DM then it's good enough for me) I explained I didn't trust they were eating enough of it to be effective as they have a large enclosure and dig and dine all day!

[Cat tails]

I used the Beaphar liquid wormer for birds. Have used ivermectin drop on before, but I thought this worm burden asked for drastic measures!

 

According to the bottle you need 60 drops for a 1 kg bird! I made a educated guess on how much mine needed.

[The Dogmother]

Do bear in mind that Panacur isn't licensed, and.... strictly speaking.... you ought to observe an egg withdrawal period, the joy of it is that it can be administered in one dose with a dropper. They don't much like it, so you have to be careful how you give it to them.

 

ETA, Just seen your second post; I'm not sure what the active ingredient in the Beaphar wormer is, but it is also unlikely to be licensed for egg laying birds. If you have seen worms in your birds' droppings, then they are likely to have a heavy work burden, so I would recommend two worming sessions, three weeks apart. Ivermectin is good (in the right concentration) as a preventative for lice and mites - again not licensed - but isn't a reliable wormer.

 

Just my opinion, but I would stick with either Flubenvet or Panacur. I can't remember the dosage for Panacur, but it's clearly written in the bottle/packaging.