Last night Dandelion put herself to bed early so I brought her indoors and cleaned her up. I put her prolapse back in with honey once more and then returned her to her roost spot. I hoped that if she did little or no poop overnight the prolapse would stay in.
This morning I was pleased to see one poop under her roost spot, the prolapse still inside and no mucky bottom. She seemed better in herself today too. Later I saw her poop properly and the prolapse did pop out a bit but remained clean. I decided to see if she could pull it back in herself. I checked on her a little later and was really pleased to see that the prolapse was back inside and her vent was clean. This was really good news.
I hope that she will now take a break from laying and will have a chance to heal. I worry that if she lays another egg she will be back to square one again but I am hoping that the stress of the prolapse will cause her to stop laying for a while and the longer the better.
The chicks are now using the perches in their part of the run so I am going to start training them to perch at night.
The chicks have found the perch
I decided that it was now time to remove the dog crate. I have put the water bottle on the gate to their part of the run and have set up a feeding station for them. I put a paving slab in between the metal table and the shelter and put their food dish and water dish there.
The chicks new set up
It didn’t take the chicks long to find the new position of the dishes and the water bottle. They hardly seem to notice that the dog crate had gone.
We have had the chicks for a month this weekend so they are about three months old now. I say about three months, because I think that Jasmine may be a week or two younger than the other two, as she has always been the smallest.
They have grown so much in the last month that it is now difficult to imagine them living in the hamster cage.
The rest of the flock take no notice of the chicks at all. I am hoping that integration should be easier as they main flock are so used to their presence. Time will tell on that one though.
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Glad to hear Dandelion seems better, lets hope it stays that way.
The new chicks look well.
I am really pleased with Dandelion’s progress today. I am just keeping my fingers crossed that she stops laying for a good while. She looks so much better today. The chicks are really into perching now.
Awe, poor Dandelion. That’s such a tough condition to get fixed.
It is, because although it looks so much better today, I know that it can happen again in the future. I just have to hope for the best.