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On the upside it is not very common. Salt is now 5 years old and this is the first time I have ever had to treat any of my chickens for fly strike. If one of your hens starts having runny poop then you need to be more vigilant as it will attract flies and can lead to fly strike.

I'm glad I could help. This was my first time treating fly strike too, and while pretty gross initially it was fairly easy to treat. I hope your hen is doing better now as well.

Update: I have given Salt two more baths since the initial treatment. The first bath after the initial treatment required a second clean up of larvae I missed on the first round. The second was just maintenance and wound check. I was unable to find Swat ointment and am using corona ointment...

Hello BYC friends, Today I want to post on treating fly strike without the nasty pictures that usually accompany these posts. My hen Salt tends to have a dirty bottom (the vets cannot find a reasonable explanation other than she is a lazy pooper). Usually it is not too bad, but today she was...