SICK PIGEON

[Guest TAMMY_1]

I have a hen pigeon that has something wrong and was wondering if anybody has any ideas, over the last few days she has had a lot of swelling underneath her back end at her vent which is about 2 to 3 inches long and a couple of inches wide, it is not a hard lump or anything but just a huge amount of soft fleshy swelling, also she seems to have her beak open slightly all the time  but she is eating well, also the hen has never laid this year despite being paired up since January, they do not fly out , so any help would be appreciated.

[Guest bigda]

try steaming her vent she could be egg bound or have a protein

lump feed her a lot of cod liver oil on her grub cut out  beans peas  and the likes for one week then monitor  her  if no change it could also be a cancer growth  that will kill her in a matter of weeks there is also a chance her ovaries  and the likes are coming away  try steem for a few days and oil

[ChrisMaidment08]

she has aprplapsed womb

[ChrisMaidment08]

this is useually caused by excesive laying and will not get better

[Guest TAMMY_1]

this is useually caused by excesive laying and will not get better

 

she has not laid an egg since she was born

[ChrisMaidment08]

what you are discribing is a prolaps if she has not laid youer on to tumor but you say its soft tumors are not

[ChrisMaidment08]

has she a broken egg in her try and check

[jimmy_84]

i have similar problem a hen that has reared ybs has been paired for about 5 weeks still not layed but i have checked her vent and it is widened and i thought i had felt an egg last weeks but still nothing but what i felt i can no longer feel what should i do been giving plenty of cod liver oil also steamed her vent via my missus facial steamer thing any advice

 

SORRY TO THREAD CRASH TAMMY_1

[ChrisMaidment08]

wifes facial steamer ?????? how big is its vent  open with tweezers see if obstructed

[jimmy_84]

i thought it was safer to use that than use the kettle will this not damage her and if there is an obstuction what should i do then

[ChrisMaidment08]

well apart from egg or groth there should be nothing but clear pink flesh

[jimmy_84]

if an egg or groth what should i do and if nothing should i seperate her from cock bird for a week

[ChrisMaidment08]

if anegg cotton bud with vasilen on up vent gently work out if growth cull

[harky]

try using vaseline the next time

[ChrisMaidment08]

I have a hen pigeon that has something wrong and was wondering if anybody has any ideas, over the last few days she has had a lot of swelling underneath her back end at her vent which is about 2 to 3 inches long and a couple of inches wide, it is not a hard lump or anything but just a huge amount of soft fleshy swelling, also she seems to have her beak open slightly all the time  but she is eating well, also the hen has never laid this year despite being paired up since January, they do not fly out , so any help would be appreciated.

 

she has never laid

[ChrisMaidment08]

 

she has not laid an egg since she was born

 

oh well

[Guest IB]

Had a 2 yo hen with exactly same symptoms. Went through all usual routines, vents open, broody, covering nest bowl, but never laid (got her as a yearling).

 

Then rump end started to grow larger, always a sensation of pressure there, not hard like a tumour but soft like fluid. Toward end, beak open, laboured breathing, as if something was pressing in on her internal organs. Had to put her down because she was obviously starting to suffer.

 

Cause? Never found out for sure: but suspected a condition in poultry world called egg drop syndrome, where egg & yolk (shell-less) miss oviduct and drop into body cavity instead. Eventually causes a bacterial infection. Saw a video on the web, and Australian vet, (Ron somebody) with a chicken with this condition, he stuck a hypo needle in it, attached a tube to hypo, and out spurted this yellow stuff from the bird's body cavity - yolk etc from countless 'dropped' eggs, gallons of it.

 

 

[ChrisMaidment08]

result false labour

[jimmy_84]

she has no blockage she is fine i am going to seperate her for 3 days from him then put her back in and see what happens then

[Roland]

Was told just to leave it and it will drop off... it did, and never left a mark. Too much protien may be one answer.

[carlsberg]

i had one bred in 05 we bred 2yb's from her 06 then she devoloped a soft type of growth around the vent never laid after that so we disposed of her