Chicken Butt Problem! Help!!!

[curranchickens]

Runny poop is pretty normal, fwiw. Poop. It's not always solid, and not always a problem.

I'd say, keep the bum clean and keep an eye out to make sure you catch any pasty butt. Get rid of anything that is moldy. In humans, we say sometimes the only way to know if it was thrush is to treat, and if it disappears, you can say that's what it was. Gentian violet will kill candida at least, and that's what makes Blu Kote purple. Thrush/gleet in chickens usually has other symptoms, if that helps any.

http://www.thepoultrysite.com/diseaseinfo/27/candidiasis-moniliasis-thrush

http://ultimatefowl.atwiki.com/page/Vent Gleet

If it's not bloody and not moving and chicken is otherwise acting fine, I would not panic and would wait and watch.

Yogurt is always good, with or without issues, same with apple cider vinegar in the water. Fwiw.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/226727/chickens-have-diarrhea-help


https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-and-crusty-yucky-stinky-stuff-below-the-vent


My BO had bloody poo; I did nothing to really treat besides isolate her, and she's fine. http://tikktok.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/chicken-soup/

But absolutely, don't give access to any kind of moldy food...........

Thank you so much for all the information! I read every link. I feel much better now. I thought something was horribly wrong and I wanted to fix it NOW!!!! They have been acting fine... But have the messy bumms... I just got back from Walmart with a great big container of plain yogert. I will feed them it tomorrow wash their bumms again and just wait and see.

I think what really scared me was that I have "Raising Chickens for Dummies" and in the health section it had two things that had symptoms of diarrhea and both issues said kill all the chickens!

I love my chickens!

 

[curranchickens]

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[Tikkijane]

Thank you so much for all the information! I read every link. I feel much better now. I thought something was horribly wrong and I wanted to fix it NOW!!!! They have been acting fine... But have the messy bumms... I just got back from Walmart with a great big container of plain yogert. I will feed them it tomorrow wash their bumms again and just wait and see.

I think what really scared me was that I have "Raising Chickens for Dummies" and in the health section it had two things that had symptoms of diarrhea and both issues said kill all the chickens!

I love my chickens!

It's hard not to panic when we ♥ our critters and they can't tell us what's going on! Thank goodness for BYC!