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A bath/soak will definitely help a lot. I like to give my chickens a nice blow dry afterward. Bathing is really helpful to a chicken who is not feeling their best. Sometimes I just do an epsom salt soak and they love it. It also doesn't really strip their feathers of the natural oils as much, but in this case Dawn dish detergent may be necessary. You will at least be able to see what's going on a little better. I also agree with the fecal float test, some vets will perform them even if they do not treat chickens. Adding probiotics to the water or maybe feeding her yogurt might help with her digestion also. She looks very sweet, I hope her condition improves soon! Best of luck!!!
 
Hybridchucks said:
When i saw the thread name i was like !WHAT! lol
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Haha sorry! But after you saw the pictures, you see why that's what we call her! She hasn't changed in nearly a year so I've had enough and will start trying to heal her butt up. Perhaps I could glue some feathers there so she looks pretty. Just joking! :lau
 
FluffyButt789 said:
Haha sorry! But after you saw the pictures, you see why that's what we call her! She hasn't changed in nearly a year so I've had enough and will start trying to heal her butt up. Perhaps I could glue some feathers there so she looks pretty. Just joking! :lau
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lol! i didn't mean it like that! It wasn't confusing, i was just shocked that a chicken could live without a butt! lol
 
FluffyButt789 said:
Okay so I have a chicken named Butt-less.. it's quite a story. We got her and 3 others from a neighbor who keeps chickens in pretty crappy and cramped quarters. My hubby just had to have this one chicken that wouldn't leave his side. She has no feathers on her tail, and we thought it was from a molt because that's what the neighbor said. We've had her for almost a year and she never grew the feathers. She also has issues with runny poop and we have tried a few worming medicines but that didn't help. She lays nearly every day and it's a pale green/olive egg with wrinkles every time. A few months ago a friend came by and he has experience with chickens and saw her and told us that her butt looked strange, that he believes she has a tail bone sticking out of all that mess. She also has some missing toes, which I'm not sure how that happened, it was before we bought her. Poor thing has had such a rough life, I'm not sure if she may be sick, in pain, or what, because she has not improved at all. My hubby mentioned maybe we should cull her. Here are some pictures of her if you can please help me figure out what breed she is, why her toes are messed up, and what the heck is up with her butt. Sorry for the gross pictures.

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I have no idea what could be wrong, but it sounds like your neighbor didn't keep them in the best conditions. even if she doesn't look pretty, there is no reason you should cull her, if she isn't sick.
 

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