Can maggots survive if there is no cut or wound?

[chixcoop]

There are maggots on my rooster's vent area because he had a stoppage of poop in that area. I washed that area, got rid of 10 or so maggots, but I just noticed that there are still so many more maggots crawling on his butt. Will they still be able to survive if there is no cut or wound?? Because I did not see any cut or wound. So many maggots, I have goose bumps it is so gorse! HOW DO I GET THEM OUT OF HIS BUTT! Please help me.

 

[QueenMisha]

Yes, they can.

If your rooster's vent is pasting this badly, he may have a health issue. You should check him over carefully for any abnormalities.

You need to wash as much of the area as you can, pluck the feathers immediately on and below the vent, and clip all the surrounding feathers. This should prevent the problem from reoccurring.

 

[chixcoop]

Yes, they can.

If your rooster's vent is pasting this badly, he may have a health issue. You should check him over carefully for any abnormalities.

You need to wash as much of the area as you can, pluck the feathers immediately on and below the vent, and clip all the surrounding feathers. This should prevent the problem from reoccurring.

My rooster only had poop stuck to his but, because he was injured by another rooster (which we now got rid of). I did not see any injuries to his butt, but his poop got stuck there because he was too hurt to move around. I don't know what pasting is. If pasting is not being able to properly dispose of poop and other fecal matter, I'm pretty sure that he does not have that problem, because he always has normal poops!
And I cut the feathers with scissors, but should I also pluck the feathers? I dont really see any injurie around his butt, vent? Will roosters attack each others butt?

 

[QueenMisha]

Vent pasting or vent gleet (called pasty butt in young chicks) is the term used when the poop sticks to the feathers around the area. In adult birds it's uncommon and usually just a gross nuisance, although in chicks it can become deadly if not dealt with.

I suggest you pluck the feathers just below the vent. Think maybe 1 or 1.5 inch radius. Heavily trim everything within an inch of that area, and the problem shouldn't reoccur (if it does, it will be far milder.

Roosters will sometimes injure each other in this area. My first rooster when I was a kid was kicked in the behind by a mean Cornish roo when trying to run away from him, and as a result the wound became infected and, yes, maggot-y.

 

[Folly's place]

This is an EMERGENCY! Those maggots will eat your bird alive, and need to be removed ASAP. I hope he recovers. Usually a flea bath, peroxide, and manual removal are all needed, and antibiotics, and fixing the original problem. Mary

 

[chixcoop]

What do I do for a flea bath, and I thought that peroxide is not good because it does more hurt than help? How can I remove the little baby maggots??????? They are so tiny.

 

[chixcoop]

Vent pasting or vent gleet (called pasty butt in young chicks) is the term used when the poop sticks to the feathers around the area. In adult birds it's uncommon and usually just a gross nuisance, although in chicks it can become deadly if not dealt with.

I suggest you pluck the feathers just below the vent. Think maybe 1 or 1.5 inch radius. Heavily trim everything within an inch of that area, and the problem shouldn't reoccur (if it does, it will be far milder.

Roosters will sometimes injure each other in this area. My first rooster when I was a kid was kicked in the behind by a mean Cornish roo when trying to run away from him, and as a result the wound became infected and, yes, maggot-y.

Did your rooster die, and did you have to put it down?

 

[QueenMisha]

Did your rooster die, and did you have to put it down?

Yes, I euthanized him myself. I was 11, and he was my favorite bird. It was a terrible experience, especially as my first time having to cull a bird. A real shame too - he was a lovely lapdog of a Brahma roo. Instead I got stuck with one of the mean Cornish roos as my first flock roostet. Course, that's all ancient history now, I've got plenty more birds and plenty of good roos these days.

 

[QueenMisha]

What do I do for a flea bath, and I thought that peroxide is not good because it does more hurt than help? How can I remove the little baby maggots??????? They are so tiny.

I don't feel that a flea bath is necessarily a good move. A bath is good, but it's easy to get water in a chicken's eyes/nose/mouth, so I would avoid treating it so heavily. Peroxide probably won't hurt (it can be bad for some open wounds but there is no wound here) but I wouldn't say it's necessary. If you can't manually remove all the small maggots, you should dust the area with poultry permethrin powder. It's designed for lice/mites, but I have no doubts it will kill maggots.

 

[chixcoop]

How did you euthanize him? I was reading from another thread, and they were saying something about peroxide and baking soda. Should I do a 1 to 1 ratio of peroxide and baking soda, and have the rooster drink it? I really don't want to use a syringe or swing his neck around.