Continued poopy butt after illness

[Lord_Maren]

My black copper marans hen was sick about a month and a half ago. She had a poopy butt, downward pointed tail, lethargy, and wasn't eating or drinking (original post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/poopy-butt-lowered-tail.1655603/)

With y'all's help, I got her feeling better, eating, drinking, and back to her normal bubbly self. However, the poopy butt still hasn't gone away and she has not laid any eggs since being sick. What should I do to get her back to normal and laying again?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My black copper marans hen was sick about a month and a half ago. She had a poopy butt, downward pointed tail, lethargy, and wasn't eating or drinking (original post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/poopy-butt-lowered-tail.1655603/)

With y'all's help, I got her feeling better, eating, drinking, and back to her normal bubbly self. However, the poopy butt still hasn't gone away and she has not laid any eggs since being sick. What should I do to get her back to normal and laying again?

You're other thread is quite involved and has very good information.

I'm glad she's feeling better. It sounds like she's doing well if she's eating/drinking and back to her normal bubbly self.

Some hens have a poopy butt that needs to be cleaned frequently. Perhaps they are very fluffy and need a trim. Could be they don't expel as forcefully as they need too, so may factors.

If you have not dewormed, it may be a good idea to do so. If possible get a fecal float and see if it's necessary. If vet care is not an option, then deworming her may be warranted to see if it helps with the loose poop. More info about deworming below.

Check her for lice/mites.

As for getting her back to laying, that would be up to her. On your other thread, just a quick scan, she may have had something reproductive going on (?) which is often the cause of a laying hen to start having symptoms of decline and not feeling well.
Either way, you cannot make a hen lay eggs, her reproductive system and body dictates that. If she's happy within herself and interacting with her flock, then enjoy her.


To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard Liquid Goat Dewormer or Equine Paste (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[Lord_Maren]

It's definitely sour crop. I picked her up and liquid came out of her mouth. I did notice it doesn't smell as bad as people make it sound. Like, it just smelled like muddy water to me.

Also I found flystrike on her yesterday. I cleaned that out and haven't seen any more maggots. I'm cleaning and dressing that regularly

I'm still freaked out but she acts fine.

I've got her isolated and am withholding food. Her crop was squishy again this morning. I'm massaging it regularly.

Her crop is pendulous I think, but not that bad. It doesn't look like the pictures on the forums where it's really noticeable but it looks somewhat bigger than normal and has a little bit of a droop. She is also keeping her head tucked in, so it could just be the s curve of her neck.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

This is the treatments I use when dealing with Sour Crop, you may find it helpful.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...w-to-know-which-one-youre-dealing-with.73607/