Can roosters cause prolapsed vent? How to treat?

[McCouchsky]

My automatic coop door opener didn't open today, and I had to manually open the chicken coop door around 9am. It usually opens around sunrise.
So today my 15 chickens (2 roosters) were stuck inside for almost 3 hours.

My two roosters (just over 1 year old) can be rather rough with the hens while mating. I've seen them double team hens before. But generally the hens just run away from them when they are bothering them, since they have a lot of places to run to or hang out to avoid them. I also have saddles on most of my hens.

Anyway this morning when I let the hens out, I noticed that one of the few hens that doesn't have a saddle went from looking like she was rarely mated since she has always had no feather loss on her back (hence I never put a saddle on her), to being almost completely bare on her back, a lot of feathers ripped out to the skin, which was in rough shape. Worst of all, she now has a prolapsed vent. I think this happened overnight. I think I would have noticed if it happened before. The feather loss is also not the typical feather loss from bullying from hens, it's the back feather loss that is associated with mating. Could roosters cause a prolapsed vent? How do I treat this? It looks bad, there is some blood. I separated her in a crate with water and food. Will I need to kill her? Should I kill a rooster?

 

[Eggcessive]

I would separate one or both of the roosters now. It is possible that her prolapse attracted more pecking and that can damage the vent. Keep her vent clean and apply either some Vaseline, hydrocortisone cream, or honey to the vent to keep it from drying out, so the swelling can go down. Does she have any signs of being egg bound? A human calcium citrate tablet with vitamin D may help the prolapse and if she has an egg coming.

 

[McCouchsky]

What are the signs that she is egg bound? I pushed the vent back in last night and this morning, both times it came out again in a few minutes. I did notice an egg was coming this morning. What do I do?

 

[Eggcessive]

Give her some calcium. Calcium citrate with D3 is absorbed quickly, but you can use Tums if it is what you have. That helps with muscle contraction. It can be common for prolapses to come out again and again for a few days, even up to a week. Just keep it from drying out with oil or honey. If she needs a warm soak to keep her clean, that is okay.

 

[McCouchsky]

Update:

I have the hen down to 6 hours of light per day to stop egg production. I have been applying preparation h and pushing the prolapse back in, but it comes out 1-10 min later each time.

There is also a membrane like liquid (with a little blood) that is coming out of the vent sometimes. The hen is eating a little and drinking a little (I crushed calcium citrate and d3 into her water), but looks bloated.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

You can put the Calcium citrate tablet right in her beak, she is perfectly able to swallow it. Putting it in her water, she won't get the full dose. A chicken can swallow a whole mouse. The pill may look big to you but it's not a problem, honest. Just pull down on her wattles to get her to open her beak then maybe use a finger to hold it open while you put the pill in. That's how I do it, works every time. Do it at night so you don't have to chase and catch her, just take her off the roost. Wrap her with a towel and hold her like a football.

 

[FrostRanger]

The roosters didn't cause the prolapse, but they are both clearly overbreeding the hens regardless. I second removing one or both of them, your hens will thank you

 

[McCouchsky]

The prolapse looks like a mushroom now. I've been trying to keep it moist with preparation h but it's now a hard and dark semi sphere, and the tissue underneath that connects to the hen is soft. Not sure how long I should be keeping this up. I apply it twice a day and try to softly work the prolapse back in. The only good news is I did manage to get the chicken to stop laying within 2 days of this by cutting daylight to 6 hours max. I had to help her get the two eggs out, there was a little tiny bit of blood. I have also been giving her calcium citrate tablets daily.

What should I expect next? How long do I need to do this for? It looks real bad and the prolapse comes out almost immediately if I try to work it in. The way it looks and the way it's going I would be surprised if this tissue ever stays in again.

 

[Eggcessive]

Can you post a clear picture of the prolapse now? It sounds like the tissue may have dried out and has become necrotic/dead. If that happens, you may need to soak her daily in warm soapy water, and try to scrub off any black leathery tissue with a cloth. It may not happen overnight, but getting down to some healthy pink tissue that bleeds, would be helpful. Sometimes the dead tissue will fall off, but it needs to be kept from drying out with ointment. Then apply Neosporin or vaseline several times a day after debriding.

 

[McCouchsky]

pre bath ^^^

bath :