Can’t catch chickens! Vent gleet

[Saraalexis17]

So I really can’t catch my chickens. Please don’t suggest ways how, because I can’t lol. I’ve tried it all lol.

Like 3 of them have vent gleet and I need to treat it. My question is, is their an oral option I could use in their water or feed to treat it? That doesn’t require a script? This is honestly my only option.
I know it would be beneficial to learn to catch them and I’m working on it but for now, and advice?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Do they sleep in a coop at night? If they do, wait until it's dark and they are roosting to catch them. Just swaddle in a towel, that way their wings are captured and you can take care of business.

Photos of the vents may be helpful. How do you know it's vent gleet, what are the symptoms? Imho, it's unusual to have more than one bird with vent gleet.

What do you feed including treats? Are water stations cleaned and fresh water available? Feed is fresh and not molded?

Treatment options are in this article.
https://www.tillysnest.com/2012/12/vent-gleet-prevention-and-treatment-html/

 

[Saraalexis17]

Do they sleep in a coop at night? If they do, wait until it's dark and they are roosting to catch them. Just swaddle in a towel, that way their wings are captured and you can take care of business.

Photos of the vents may be helpful. How do you know it's vent gleet, what are the symptoms? Imho, it's unusual to have more than one bird with vent gleet.

What do you feed including treats? Are water stations cleaned and fresh water available? Feed is fresh and not molded?

Treatment options are in this article.
https://www.tillysnest.com/2012/12/vent-gleet-prevention-and-treatment-html/

I’ve tried grabbing them at night and the way the coop is set up, they all lose their minds, and escape. It’s a mess. As soon as the door is open they’re out.

There’s thick white discharge stuck to my copper marans vent feathers pretty bad and her vent has the discharge on it as well, and it’s swollen. The others, I just see some white stuff going on there but it’s no where near as bad.

We feed regular layer crumble, waterers are cleaned daily and there’s no moldy feed. Only treat they get is occasional cracked corn.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Photos of coop? I can't imagine that chickens are escaping in the dark since they can't see. Use a headlamp with a red light when you go in and close the door.

From your description, you need to gather her up and take a better look to see if it's urates collecting on her feathers or if it's yeast infection (Vent Gleet).
Tips for treating are in the article posted. Same treatment options that were given last year when you posted about dirty bums https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/vent-gleet-or-dirty-butt.1491716/

Do you have a rooster?

 

[Saraalexis17]

Photos of coop? I can't imagine that chickens are escaping in the dark since they can't see. Use a headlamp with a red light when you go in and close the door.

From your description, you need to gather her up and take a better look to see if it's urates collecting on her feathers or if it's yeast infection (Vent Gleet).
Tips for treating are in the article posted. Same treatment options that were given last year when you posted about dirty bums https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/vent-gleet-or-dirty-butt.1491716/

Do you have a rooster?

Yes so that chicken actually ended up having worms AND mites. We treated with elector psp and her butt was fluffy within two days.

This chicken is different. It is thick, white, and her butt is actually still quite fluffy. But there’s a thick layer of white stuff right by her vent and on her vent.

How would I know if it’s just urates collecting? I would love for it to be that lol (if that’s not an issue)

And no rooster, that I know of, but I have one single chicken that isn’t laying but I’ve never seen them mate

 

[Eggcessive]

If you are able to walk into the coop, close the coop door, the red headlamp is useful to keep everyone calm, and sneak up to grab a chicken off the roost. That is a good way to treat or inspect any chicken. After dark or early before dawn are good times to do this. Do you notice any chickens pecking each other’s vents? Is there feather loss or redness? White urates is the part of the chicken dropping that is urine or kidney waste. It can cake up if there is already some feathers that are soiled. If it keeps happening, you can trim off some excess feathers. True vent gleet is not that common, and it should be treated with something like Medistatin (nystatin) powder added to water, and fed twice a day. Here is where to buy it in a large quantity:
https://jedds.com/products/medistatin-medpet

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How would I know if it’s just urates collecting? I would love for it to be that lol (if that’s not an issue)

You'll have to gather her up and determine if it's yeast infection or urates.
Vent Gleet will have a distinct yeasty smell, urates is urine.

 

[Saraalexis17]

If you are able to walk into the coop, close the coop door, the red headlamp is useful to keep everyone calm, and sneak up to grab a chicken off the roost. That is a good way to treat or inspect any chicken. After dark or early before dawn are good times to do this. Do you notice any chickens pecking each other’s vents? Is there feather loss or redness? White urates is the part of the chicken dropping that is urine or kidney waste. It can cake up if there is already some feathers that are soiled. If it keeps happening, you can trim off some excess feathers. True vent gleet is not that common, and it should be treated with something like Medistatin (nystatin) powder added to water, and fed twice a day. Here is where to buy it in a large quantity:
https://jedds.com/products/medistatin-medpet

The only reason I say vent gleet is because there’s a thick white substance all over her vent, I can see when she poops. She lets me close to her and I was able to pick her up this morning to check but keeping her calm is another story and once I’ve caught her once it’s game over for the rest of the day lol.
I’ll try catching her at night.

 

[Saraalexis17]

You'll have to gather her up and determine if it's yeast infection or urates.
Vent Gleet will have a distinct yeasty smell, urates is urine.

I was able to hold her for a few minutes this morning to see, but keeping her relaxed is a whole different ball game. It definitely doesn’t smell pleasant and doesn’t smell like ammonia. The only reason I say vent gleet is cause when I’m able to take a look there’s a thick white paste all over her vent.
That surely can’t be a build up of urates right ?

 

[coach723]

If you can get someone to help hold, or take the pictures, then pictures might help to identify. Yes, urates can build up in feathers. It could be from runny droppings, numerous things can cause that. Some times a verbal description just isn't enough.