My Rooster's butt is very red, swollen and warm . . . I am going to try to post a picture. He seems

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Thank you so much for responding, Wyorp. Yes, he has swelling all around his vent and also all the way up to his tail AND irritation around the tail. Now I understand why he keeps swinging his tail left and right (kind of like a horse) to probably try to shake the itching/mites off of him? I have a 5pm Vet appointment. I will keep you posted.
 
Hi, just following up on the red vent situation. I took Henry (my pet rooster) to the vet today and turns out that those were mites. So the doctor gave him an ivermectin shot - he said mites die off immediately after they bite him. He also took an aerobic culture of his poop (because in his poop he had many skinny white warms half inch in size), and the worms turned out to be cecals - got them from peacocks who are running around that farm. The doctor also proscribed antibiotics 1) Fenbndazole (for worming); 2) SMZTMP (anemia); 3) Meloxicam (not an antibiotic but for inflammation); 4) fluconazole (fungal infection). All together it cost me $800. I had a heart attack but no medication for me haha!

Anyway, so basically this is a long story- Henry doesn't live with me right now. I raised him in my apartment until he (and his brothers) got too big so I had to transfer them to a farm (where I pay rent and food) - they have lived on that farm for about half a year now. The problem is that the farm is an extremely unsanitary environment. There are all sorts of animals running around all over the place - peacocks, 1000 roosters all mounting each other and generally seeming unhappy... there is probably mite infestation all over that place.

I will have to leave Henry there until I manage to find a place where I can have a garden, etc. It's heartbreaking to think he lives in that environment but there is nothing i can do. i cannot take him to live with me in my apartment. Even taking him for a few days just to give him tehse medications creates a problem, because when he goes back to the farm the other rooster he shares his hens with might spar him because he'll think that now he's I iwsh it wasn't so complicated but I love him...
 
Bella_Hen said:
Hi, just following up on the red vent situation. I took Henry (my pet rooster) to the vet today and turns out that those were mites. So the doctor gave him an ivermectin shot - he said mites die off immediately after they bite him. He also took an aerobic culture of his poop (because in his poop he had many skinny white warms half inch in size), and the worms turned out to be cecals - got them from peacocks who are running around that farm. The doctor also proscribed antibiotics 1) Fenbndazole (for worming); 2) SMZTMP (anemia); 3) Meloxicam (not an antibiotic but for inflammation); 4) fluconazole (fungal infection). All together it cost me $800. I had a heart attack but no medication for me haha!

Anyway, so basically this is a long story- Henry doesn't live with me right now. I raised him in my apartment until he (and his brothers) got too big so I had to transfer them to a farm (where I pay rent and food) - they have lived on that farm for about half a year now. The problem is that the farm is an extremely unsanitary environment. There are all sorts of animals running around all over the place - peacocks, 1000 roosters all mounting each other and generally seeming unhappy... there is probably mite infestation all over that place.

I will have to leave Henry there until I manage to find a place where I can have a garden, etc. It's heartbreaking to think he lives in that environment but there is nothing i can do. i cannot take him to live with me in my apartment. Even taking him for a few days just to give him tehse medications creates a problem, because when he goes back to the farm the other rooster he shares his hens with might spar him because he'll think that now he's I iwsh it wasn't so complicated but I love him...
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I'm glad that you able to see the vet. Hopefully the medications and treatment will get him back in shape. Thank you for the update and I wish that your situation changes soon.
 
Does a rooster fair well alone in an apartment? I had to take my rooster with me from farm to apartment. I need to treat him against mites with medications for a few days and keep him away from that farm environment,l. Can I leave him home alone with food and water while I’m at work for the day? Thank you, Claudia
 
Bella_Hen said:
Does a rooster fair well alone in an apartment? I had to take my rooster with me from farm to apartment. I need to treat him against mites with medications for a few days and keep him away from that farm environment,l. Can I leave him home alone with food and water while I’m at work for the day? Thank you, Claudia
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If possible, bring him home when you are going to be there for most of the day (like the weekend when you are off work) for the first day so he can get acclimated and a bit more comfortable with his new surroundings.

He may be a bit stressed from being moved, so I would provide him with poultry vitamins like Poultry Nutri-Drench in his water for a few days or you can direct dose him at 1cc per 1 pound of weight.

I would place him in a large dog kennel/crate while you are gone during the day. Cage cups work good for food/water in kennels since bowls can get turned over when the chicken moves around. You can line the cage bottom with puppy pads to catch his droppings, but you want to be sure they don't slide around too much or he may injure himself. A simple fix for that is to place shelf liner under the pads to help keep them from sliding. I get $1 shelf liner at Dollar General. If you have access to a nice sturdy tree branch you can put that through the bars in the cage for him to roost on at night, secure that with zip ties.

If he is really stressed, then place a sheet or towel over the top of the cage to help darken it a little, but don't block ventilation. When you get home, let him out, if you can so he can stretch his legs/walk around. The first couple of days he may be disagreeable, but chickens usually adjust pretty well.

Let us know how it goes.


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I possibly might have the answer you seek, however it is not a very positive response. It could possible be lice or scaly leg mites invading the vent. Check around the tip of his flesh where the tail feathers meet. Is there anything white? If you see any white speckles then it is lice. I'd recommend researching about chicken lice.

ALSO! I've noticed some poop around the vent. It could be possibly swelling up from a lodged release.
 
I had a hen that had the very same thing as yours. I googled “chicken with red,bald butt” you would not believe how many cases of this that i read about when i googled those words. Even a you tube video! I never read where anybody found out what was causing this. I took mine to the vet, he didnt know what was causing it. She seemed fine, eating well. So i just let her be. That was over 6 months ago and she is still ok. Feathers seemed to be covering it right now. That is just my experience
 
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Wyorp Rock said:
I'm glad that you able to see the vet. Hopefully the medications and treatment will get him back in shape. Thank you for the update and I wish that your situation changes soon.
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just thought I’d update you on hens eye. Took her back to the vet sinus infection (I think that’s what he said. She’s now having daily injections of antibiotics for 7 days. Will keep you updated.
 
The eye has improved somewhat after week of antibiotic injections and I will continue oral antibiotics for another week. This has been a friggin nightmare and expensive. She’s one lucky hen.
 

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