California - Northern

[lawatt]

@ronott1 and @Wishing4Wings -- thanks to you both -- i also have Safe-Guard goat dewormer, which i haven't tried yet (need to look up the dosage again), but am not sure how soon i can give a second worm medication after the first?

and it also seems odd, that one bird would have SUCH trouble and no one else shows any trouble at all. and he's not acting sick in the least -- which is why i wondered whether it could be caused by something other than worms? it's not just the usual water poops i see now and then, it's whitish and literally dripping from the feathers on his backside. (i have no idea how i could even collect some for a vet to test?)

 

[juststruttin]

Hi Northern Cali Family!I am in San Bruno and am new to the site. We got our girls at the HMB feed and fuel great helpful staff. Actually am trying to get back today for more supplies. Our coop is coming next week, thank goodness, they grew very fast.

Welcome.

 

[ronott1]

Ron, is the Frontline listed for cats or dogs? Based on a recommendation at a show, I used Frontline Plus for cats on a Serama roo with lice. One drop and lice were gone!

Laura, if you need Valbazen for worms, I have some.

They were listing frontline spray. It would be the same for any kind of frontline for withdrawal. The dosage is one swab or drop for Bantams and two swabs or drops for Large fowl.

I did not find these charts on their website so I will scan these to pdf and save them in my Chicken notes for reference. I will post the pdfs on this thread so When I do they can be saved for personal reference too. One chat lists the common name, Ingredient name and use of the medicine. Very helpful!

 

[juststruttin]

wondering if anyone's seen this sort of trouble before -- the one cockerel in my group of 10-week-old grow-outs has pale, almost whitish/frothy-looking, very liquid diarrhea, making quite a mess of his backside. but he's totally perky, not acting sick at all -- running around with his gang like everything's normal. i've given them wormer (Ivomec) which has had zero effect. not sure of what to do next?

Perhaps it is vent gleet. Its not too common in roosters but can happen. Here is a link with photos and treatment suggestions.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/vent-gleet-aka-nasty-chicken-butt

 

[lawatt]

Perhaps it is vent gleet. Its not too common in roosters but can happen. Here is a link with photos and treatment suggestions.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/vent-gleet-aka-nasty-chicken-butt

hmm, that does look more like it -- i didn't know male birds could get it! (and, i suppose it's remotely possible this isn't a male -- comb and wattles are larger than the other birds, but its also a different breed, a duckwing marans, and perhaps they just mature faster?)

although again, the bird doesn't act sick AT ALL, which it sounds like vent gleet birds do. will try isolating him, although i'm afraid he'll get cold at night without his friends?

 

[ronott1]

hmm, that does look more like it -- i didn't know male birds could get it! (and, i suppose it's remotely possible this isn't a male -- comb and wattles are larger than the other birds, but its also a different breed, a duckwing marans, and perhaps they just mature faster?)

although again, the bird doesn't act sick AT ALL, which it sounds like vent gleet birds do. will try isolating him, although i'm afraid he'll get cold at night without his friends?

Treat it by using the suppositories from the three day Miconozole for yeast infection medicine. Cut the suppository into thirds and put one each evening into the vent. One course usually works(six days)

Does it smell? It is a Fungal infection.

 

[chiqita]

They were listing frontline spray. It would be the same for any kind of frontline for withdrawal. The dosage is one swab or drop for Bantams and two swabs or drops for Large fowl.

I did not find these charts on their website so I will scan these to pdf and save them in my Chicken notes for reference. I will post the pdfs on this thread so When I do they can be saved for personal reference too. One chat lists the common name, Ingredient name and use of the medicine. Very helpful!

Ron if I send you my email can you send me a copy of the pdf? Easier then grabbing it from here since I'm mostly on the phone.
Cheers!

 

[ronott1]

Ron if I send you my email can you send me a copy of the pdf? Easier then grabbing it from here since I'm mostly on the phone.
Cheers!

Yes!

I am starting some Bread and will make the PDFs soon.

 

[lawatt]

Treat it by using the suppositories from the three day Miconozole for yeast infection medicine. Cut the suppository into thirds and put one each evening into the vent. One course usually works(six days)

Does it smell? It is a Fungal infection.

not that i've noticed... and all the descriptions i see of vent gleet sounds like it's a trouble that LAYING hens tend to get, this is just a youngster? (10 weeks old)

 

[ronott1]

not that i've noticed... and all the descriptions i see of vent gleet sounds like it's a trouble that LAYING hens tend to get, this is just a youngster? (10 weeks old)

It is a Yeast infection so They can get it at that age. It is often related to sour crop. How is the crop?