Gail Damerow Discusses Prolapse and Egg Binding in Laying Hens Keep them in the bath for 30-60 minutes. UPDATE on baby chick.after 2 hours or so of chick laboring to poop, I checked it again. That is just way to much inner to try to get back in her on my own! What else can go wrong with my chicks bottom? Cloacal prolapse in Chickens - PoultryDVM I have a baby chick with a swollen vent. We just noticed it today. We I have personal experience with this. Fixing/treating a chicken prolapse vent & removing a bound egg Sounds to me like it is an abdominal hernia from where the chick is attached to the egg ( umbilical cord ? ) Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J! It is most dangerous when it completely blocks their vent opening, because the chick will be unable pass any more droppings. You may need to consider culling or allowing the chick to expire on its own. This may lead to kidney damage or infection. I know when my son was constipated his Dr recommended a little mineral oil I don't know if that would help but a little drop might help make it softer to pass. Is there anything I can do? Customer: I have a baby chick with a swollen vent and it's got what looks to puss leaking from it JA: I'll do all I can to help. Mix one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to one gallon of water and give this to your bird as its only source of water. Almost all deformities and mortalities that occur during hatching can be attributed to temperature and humidity problems. As previously stated, intestinal exposure is a complicated issue often compounded with other diagnoses. Spray any prolapsed vents with a suitable medicated spray such as Oxytetravet (if possible) to aid recovery. Baby chick's vent inspection and cleaning - YouTube Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) or vaginal surgery might be an option. Ducks hardly ever get sick and rarely suffer from the same body parasites as chickens. Pol enough to know it was a prolapse,but how to fix it??? Wash the protruding mass with warm water and a gentle antiseptic. Also it protects the tissue and relieves discomfort, which I know she had after what she and I just went through! Adding a probiotic, like yogurt, to your birds diet, is also recommended. If she had prolapsed again, there wasnt much chance we would ever be able to fix her. Lubricate it with medicated Vaseline or mastitis ointment. Isolate the recovering hen from the rest of the flock (which might be tempted toward cannibalism). New hatch has a giant hemmorroid?or prolapsed - Chicken Forum Even though it can be hard to pinpoint one single cause of gastroschisis, there appears to be a strong correlation between the condition and improper incubation conditions.