Chicken Butt.....

[Forkicks]

Hopefully my title gave some attention to my matter, hah.

About two weeks ago I noticed one of my hens in the penguin position and acting a bit off. I separated her immediately, gave her two epsom salt baths over the two-week period, for a few days I put vitamins in her water, then regular water, and now she has apple cider vinegar in her water. I thought at first she was egg bound so I crushed up some tums and put them on some cooked egg for her, which she did eat quite a bit of. Now she is doing SO much better. No more penguin pose, she is dust bathing in the chicken patient quarters, eating, drinking, etc. I've noticed this white stuff started to appear on her backside and read it could be some sort of yeast infection (I've given her greek yogurt and the ACV since I've noticed this), so upon farther research I went out and bought some Miconazole 7. My plans are to give her another epsom bath and then put some of the Miconazole around her vent. Should I go this route?

OR maybe it is something else entirely different. I've included a not-so-fluffy-butt picture for any help I can get. Also, I read that some monistat cream is toxic, so here are the ingredients on the one I purchased: benzoic acid, butylated hydroxyanisole, mineral oil, oleoyl polyoxlyglycerides, pegoxol 7 stearate, purified water.

Thank you for any help! I really appreciate. I want to learn as much as I can to help my chicken flock when problems arise.

Also, she has not layed any eggs over these two weeks.

 

[Eggcessive]

Does it look like she has maggots around her vent opening? That is know as flystrike and can be deadly if you do not get the maggots which hatch from fly larvae off. What do her droppings look like? Examine her closely for moving maggots. The other possibility is tapeworm segments which also can move in fresh droppings. If she has maggots and flystrike, place her in a warm soapy tub of water for 20 minutes and get all wigglies off. Repeat several times over the next 24 to 48 hours if any maggots are seen. Use a magnifier and tweezers if necessary to get each one off. Put vasline or antibiotic ointment on the vent to smother any maggots. Miconazole is fine to use orally and topically for yeast infection and crop problems.

 

[BugStalker]

It might help to trim the feathers short in that area. They'll grow back when she molts if cut. I find it helps me see, clean and treat the area better and easier.