Dirty Chicken Butts

[Robinmainzer]

Why do some chickens have horrible nasty butts? It doesn't matter what you do. They stay nasty. Am I doing something wrong? Should I change their diet? Any advise would be helpful. Only about an 1/8Th of my chickens have nasty butts. It is still not ideal.

 

[Miss Lydia]

could be what they are eating, can you list what you feed them?

 

[chickbea]

If you don't worm regularly you may want to do a fecal check.
I have a hen who often gets a messy butt, and I find it helps to cook her up some oatmeal, and also to give her some plain yogurt.

 

[Robinmainzer]

I feed them layer pellets from the co-op. They also free range. I do give her raw oat meal as a treat. Would I need to buy special yogurt or just any kind? Thanks for the advice.

 

[nnbreeder]

The yogurt really needs to be plain, no fruit, and if you can get it un-pasturised

 

[dawg53]

You can also take scissors and trim the fluff/feathers around their rear end for a more "clear shot" onto the ground.

 

[chickbea]

Yup - plain yogurt. It helps repopulate the good bacteria in their intestinal tracts.