Can anyone tell me how to treat vent gleet naturally

[azygous]

There are two types of Epsom flushes. The quick one is one-fourth cup water with one teaspoon Epsom salts. Have the chicken drink it all or syringe it into the crop. This is mostly for a quick fix for an obstruction, not to treat yeast.

The better flush, more thorough, but more effort and time, is the three-day flush which needs to be tubed into the crop. The solution is one-half cup warm water with one teaspoon Epsom salts. It is given all half cup two times a day for three consecutive days. Best to give before eating as it will take up all the room in an empty crop. All half cup must be given. For a very small chicken, cut the amount of solution in half.

Epsom salts, magnesium sulfate neutralizes the yeast and then flushes it out of the entire system from crop to butt by gently stimulating the intestines to move it through the system. It is not hard on the chicken as it may first appear. The chickens I've treated have been energized by it, feeling better almost immediately. Fresh water should be given in between flushes as this is dehydrating. Feed as normal, but wait to administer until the crop is as empty as possible.

 

[hanneke]

There are two types of Epsom flushes. The quick one is one-fourth cup water with one teaspoon Epsom salts. Have the chicken drink it all or syringe it into the crop. This is mostly for a quick fix for an obstruction, not to treat yeast.

The better flush, more thorough, but more effort and time, is the three-day flush which needs to be tubed into the crop. The solution is one-half cup warm water with one teaspoon Epsom salts. It is given all half cup two times a day for three consecutive days. Best to give before eating as it will take up all the room in an empty crop. All half cup must be given. For a very small chicken, cut the amount of solution in half.

Epsom salts, magnesium sulfate neutralizes the yeast and then flushes it out of the entire system from crop to butt by gently stimulating the intestines to move it through the system. It is not hard on the chicken as it may first appear. The chickens I've treated have been energized by it, feeling better almost immediately. Fresh water should be given in between flushes as this is dehydrating. Feed as normal, but wait to administer until the crop is as empty as possible.

Is there a video on how to do the tubing? How do you know you’re in the crop? What do you use for the tube?
I have plenty of syringes large and small.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

I know this is not a new thread. But I did a search. How do you give a chicken suppository orally?
Do you break it up?

No, it's of a size that's reasonable to just pop in the beak and she can swallow it. It helps to remind oneself that a chicken can swallow a mouse or frog whole, easily. I like to give oral meds at night after the chickens have gone to bed, so I don't have to stress them by chasing. If you have a helper it's easier, have them hold the bird securely while you open the beak by pulling down gently but firmly on the wattles with one hand, and insert the capsule with the other. Good luck! If you have no helper, wrap the hen in a towel on your lap.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Sorry, @azygous, did not mean to interrupt.

 

[hanneke]

No, it's of a size that's reasonable to just pop in the beak and she can swallow it. It helps to remind oneself that a chicken can swallow a mouse or frog whole, easily. I like to give oral meds at night after the chickens have gone to bed, so I don't have to stress them by chasing. If you have a helper it's easier, have them hold the bird securely while you open the beak by pulling down gently but firmly on the wattles with one hand, and insert the capsule with the other. Good luck! If you have no helper, wrap the hen in a towel on your lap.

Got it thank you. That makes sense. I just wanted to be sure. That’s what I usually do, at night.

 

[azygous]

Tube feeding a chicken is about the safest most fool-proof things a chicken keeper can do. There is pretty nearly nothing that can go wrong. Even a child can do it, and this past spring, two kids on this forum successfully saved the lives of several hens in their flock by tubing a life-saving solution over three days.

First, obtain the small animal kit from a vet or from Amazon. You can fashion your own from oxygen tubing or aquarium tubing. You would need to find an oral syringe to fit the tubing that holds about one to two ounces. A slender one millimeter syringe is too small to do much good.

Next, cut the bottom off at around nine or ten inches to make it easier to manage. You will prepare a solution of raw egg, a little yogurt, maybe a little soy protein powder and enough warm water to make it flow through a tube. I add a squirt of poultry vitamins such as Poultry Nutri-drench. Or you can buy baby bird formula from a pet store. This is to feed a weak or starving chicken. Other uses would be to give electrolytes to a shock victim or a flush solution to an impacted chicken. For an average chicken, about half a cup of solution will be how much to tube in.

Now, what most people fear most - the part where you insert the tube. But this is very easy as the chicken has a direct channel going from the right side of the throat right into their crop, by-passing the airway so there is zero chance of aspiration.

After wrapping my chicken securely in a towel to confine wings, I hold my chicken on a work bench with my weak arm. With that hand I pry open the beak holding it open, and with my strong hand, I insert the tube in her right side of the beak, going slightly under the right side of the tongue. This channels the tube right into the esophagus which goes directly into the crop. You can see this in the photo below, only it will be the tube and not the syringe.

I measure the tube from the beak to the bottom of the chicken's crop and make a mark so I'll know when the tube has reached the lower part of the crop. The first time if you hit the wrong hole your chicken will start to cough. It's okay, no harm, just back out and try again. Once the tube is in, the chicken will be calm and comfortable. Then you can begin feeding. It feels pleasant to the chicken, and most are very cooperative throughout the process.

If the chicken struggles and bucks all of a sudden, it's not because of anything you did. They get bored and tired of the process like a toddler would. Pause until the chicken settles down again and finish. The whole process takes no more than five minutes. Each time you do it, it gets easier and quicker.

Learning this can save the life of your chicken, and it can save you so much time and frustration. And it's very, very safe. Anyone can do it.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Don't we have a picture showing the chicken's open mouth and the tube going down the side?

 

[azygous]

 

[hanneke]

Tube feeding a chicken is about the safest most fool-proof things a chicken keeper can do. There is pretty nearly nothing that can go wrong. Even a child can do it, and this past spring, two kids on this forum successfully saved the lives of several hens in their flock by tubing a life-saving solution over three days.

First, obtain the small animal kit from a vet or from Amazon. You can fashion your own from oxygen tubing or aquarium tubing. You would need to find an oral syringe to fit the tubing that holds about one to two ounces. A slender one millimeter syringe is too small to do much good.

Next, cut the bottom off at around nine or ten inches to make it easier to manage. You will prepare a solution of raw egg, a little yogurt, maybe a little soy protein powder and enough warm water to make it flow through a tube. I add a squirt of poultry vitamins such as Poultry Nutri-drench. Or you can buy baby bird formula from a pet store. This is to feed a weak or starving chicken. Other uses would be to give electrolytes to a shock victim or a flush solution to an impacted chicken. For an average chicken, about half a cup of solution will be how much to tube in.

Now, what most people fear most - the part where you insert the tube. But this is very easy as the chicken has a direct channel going from the right side of the throat right into their crop, by-passing the airway so there is zero chance of aspiration.

After wrapping my chicken securely in a towel to confine wings, I hold my chicken on a work bench with my weak arm. With that hand I pry open the beak holding it open, and with my strong hand, I insert the tube in her right side of the beak, going slightly under the right side of the tongue. This channels the tube right into the esophagus which goes directly into the crop. You can see this in the photo below, only it will be the tube and not the syringe.

I measure the tube from the beak to the bottom of the chicken's crop and make a mark so I'll know when the tube has reached the lower part of the crop. The first time if you hit the wrong hole your chicken will start to cough. It's okay, no harm, just back out and try again. Once the tube is in, the chicken will be calm and comfortable. Then you can begin feeding. It feels pleasant to the chicken, and most are very cooperative throughout the process.

If the chicken struggles and bucks all of a sudden, it's not because of anything you did. They get bored and tired of the process like a toddler would. Pause until the chicken settles down again and finish. The whole process takes no more than five minutes. Each time you do it, it gets easier and quicker.

Learning this can save the life of your chicken, and it can save you so much time and frustration. And it's very, very safe. Anyone can do it.

Thanks for this elaborate explanation. I appreciate it.

 

[hanneke]

Creams that are used for vaginal yeast infections in women are very good for this, apply to the affected area after first cleaning with water. I would also suggest giving micanazole suppositories orally. I’ve never treated it naturally, with a nasty infection like this it really needs more big time treatment. You can get these creams over the counter at CVS or Walgreens drug stores. Good luck!

One more question.
I put one suppository in yesterday. So easy.
How often do you give it? Daily? Or every other day?