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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: WarescotFarm on September 22, 2012, 06:44:16 pm

Title: Feeling smug!
Post by: WarescotFarm on September 22, 2012, 06:44:16 pm

Finally have the computer back and feeling rather smug about Miss Megatron (Light Sussex)

She had a nasty prolapse and hadn't laid for yonks.

We considered chicken curry (with old boot) and opted for a prolapse clean, shove back in and spray with Vetricyn. If it popped out again she was tea and she was given until the end of September to lay or make way for a new hen.

She not only looks great but 3 days ago she started laying again and has done 3 days in a row!

Hurrah!  :excited:

Title: Re: Feeling smug!
Post by: Beewyched on September 22, 2012, 07:17:22 pm

Brilliant news - glad she's mended  :thumbsup:

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Post by: jaykay on September 22, 2012, 08:04:37 pm

Well done you and Miss M  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Mammyshaz on September 22, 2012, 09:19:46 pm

Great news  :thumbsup:

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Post by: Bionic on September 23, 2012, 08:08:04 am

Thats really good news.   :thumbsup:
We fixed a prolapse on ours but she never laid (she had never previously laid as had the prolapse early) and then she died recently  :(  a few months after it happened. I don't know why she died as the prolapse hadn't reocurred as far as I could see.
Sally

Title: Re: Feeling smug!
Post by: funkyfish on September 23, 2012, 05:21:28 pm

Well done you!! Not many lay again.

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Post by: SheepMad95 on September 30, 2012, 09:00:30 am

Glad i read this as i never knew chickens could have prolaspes! Im going to have to read up about this.

Great news on her laying again! :D