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I soaked her in a Epsom salt bath, and cleaned up her vent as best I could, a lot of poop stuck on it. I put human vaginal thrush medication on it and limited her feed (I give her a handful when I put them up for the night). She has not laid any more eggs, so that is good, probably due to the...

Regular pellet layer, so it's not that. Think you are probably right about Vent Gleet, which I had already had in the back of my mind. Took a closer look last night, definetly smelly and a yellow discharge. What is the simplest treatment for that? Like I said before, I'm not looking to spend a...

Thank you for the advice, guys! I hadn't thought of rationing her food, that's a good idea. I don't have any epsom salt on hand, so I'll have to wait until tomorrow night to do this. But that's ok, it'll give me the weekend to watch her. No need to cut her feathers around the vent, they are...

Just got a couple questions. Have a hen who has had a nasty vent all winter. It started with just being poopy and unkempt, and her comb was still nice and red and she was still laying so I hoped she would deal with it herself. But now, she has a loss of feathers back there, it looks infected...