MY HENS BUTT IS RAW AND RED, WHAT IS IT?????

[teriid856]

[My 8 1/2 mth old ri red has a red, raw butt. I don't know why or what to do. She is eating, drinking and acting normal. I am also the one in the previous post that subject line is "please I need help". Thanks, Terri, itty, bitty and gritty:cd

 

[teriid856]

Thanks so much for your replies, I'm heading out to walmart for desitin and tums right now. I really think its acid from all the left overs. They've been given alot of bagged lettuce lately cause its easier for my hubby. Guess what....I'll never give bagged lettuce again. And even if I'm sick, I'll take care of my ladies myself

Love my hubby but.......

only kidding , he's a good guy, more into the goats than he is to the chicks. Thanks again

 

[Layin Eggs]

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That sound exactly the same as a few of mine. Let me know how the desitin works. thanks

 

[dlhunicorn]

purely a suggestion to help ease the topical irritation and swollen issues, but I would first flush the area with sterile saline (boil 1/4 tsp salt with a quart of water for five minutes) let that air dry and then apply some witchhazel ... airdry and then some aloe vera type solution on top of that if it does not respond to the other members suggestion. This is very soothing and healing and the witchhazel will help any swollen tissue. Keep her separated until healed.

 

[teriid856]

I'm with Katy too. But I wish my hen was too so Katy could look at her and tell me what the heck to do!! <G> When I was rubbing the paste on her, her butt actually looks and felt like it was filled up with water, like a small water ballon under her skin. Do you think its like a diaper rash type thing? IAnd its not just a little red, its beet red, almost scabby looking. Shes still eating and drinking. Thanks everyone for trying to help. I feel so bad for her, wish I could do something.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

mites is possible i have gotten some in with those before but none ever looked like that even as infested as they where. we just saw little bugs in the feathers after we got them home and started bathing them. if it was that u should see them real bad at night around her vent especially. usually a few minutes after picking the bird up they are crawling on ur hands. if de doesn't work i use adams flea and tick spray if dh does it he uses sevin dust but i'm highly alergic to it on my skin cause it is a pesticide it puts me in the hospital from chemical poisoning so i can't be around it.

i have a flock of 100+ birds mine have never had that from molting either. i don't see anything with that except feathers everywhere. they slow molt here so most ya see is new pin feathers no bald spots and it looks like a masacre in the bottom of the runs and coops feathers everywhere.

i agree with the feed stores, at least here most are cow farmers or don't own farm animals but know nothing about chickens reguardless. it sounds like diaper rashes my daughter gets from drinking pure juice or eating tomatoe sauces that's why i suggested it. is there any chance it is a yeast infection? sometimes she gets both at the same time. that mixed paste get's rid of half of it then she needs the yeast infection med also to cure the rest. do u think that could be possible also? she may have an outside yeast infection but not one inside from poo or mabe a bacterial infection. do u use apple cider vinager in their water? it would help with bacterial if it maybe that.

 

[Layin Eggs]

I have a few with the same problem. Also have a few with bare backs. I am guessing I have a bully? Feather plucking and pecking?

 

[teriid856]

Her butt isn't just bare, its very red, actually raw looking and swollen. I have no roosters and she IS the bully. I'm a newbie, don't know about mites or lice. What should I look for? I was just reading over some earlier posts and I think maybe I feed too much left over "people"food. I give them everyday a full plate of lettuce, fruit ,leftover pasta and stuff like that. They eat more of that them their regular food.

I think I"m going to back off treats, only regular feed and maybe a little oatmeal. Maybe tomorrow I'll give some yogurt, they love that. Anybody have anything else? Thanks again for your replies.

 

[teriid856]

Just want to add, I have DE and will dust bedding tomorrow. I've never done that. Thanks Terri and girls

 

[Katy]

I don't think I agree with the people at the feed store.....I've never in 30+ years of having hens had one have red swollen rear end from molting. People at the feed stores usually know less than you do about your chickens. Maybe if more than one person has talked to them about it could be the feed they're selling.