Hen lethargic and tucking head

[MrsBrooke]

For vent gleet, it is advisable to worm your chickens to rule out parasites... Worms can cause nasty, pasty butts, too.

I would recommend Valbazen (for goats) or Safe Guard (horses, cattle, dogs, etc).

Also, does her vent have an odor coming from it? Vent gleet is not always caused by yeast, so it's important to know what "type" of gleet you've got.

The first step to determining if it IS gleet or not is worming your girls.

Let us know!

MrsB

 

[Julia62]

For vent gleet, it is advisable to worm your chickens to rule out parasites... Worms can cause nasty, pasty butts, too.

I would recommend Valbazen (for goats) or Safe Guard (horses, cattle, dogs, etc).

Also, does her vent have an odor coming from it? Vent gleet is not always caused by yeast, so it's important to know what "type" of gleet you've got.

The first step to determining if it IS gleet or not is worming your girls.

Let us know!

MrsB

I have never wormed them. Yes, she does have a stinky butt. I was just going out to get her to soak her in Epsom salt again but she was in a nest. I waited a bit and decided just to get her and she stood up and there was an egg! I was nervous she could be egg bound so that made me happy. She is eating right now so I'll wait until she is done and soak her again. I can go to the feed store and get Valbazen of Safe Guard. Do you have to toss the eggs after treating them?

Thanks so much!

 

[Julia62]

I decided to take a poo sample to the vet this morning. She seemed a bit better today as far as gleet goes. Her rear feathers were clean this morning (gave her another Epsom salt spa treatment yesterday) but she was puffing herself up and just standing in the sunshine (43 this morning). I cleaned up all the poo in the coop and run, then just waited for her to poo. Finally she did so I put it in a baggie and took it to the avian vet that I took Tammy to. I'd rather not worm if it's not needed. If she comes back with worms, then I will worm all of them.

She has been eating about a teaspoon of the greek yogurt, the other piggies ate the rest. She is drinking, but her appetite is less and she seems light weight. Going to weigh her today too. She has always been lighter than the others, about 2.5-3 lbs. Out Golden Comet, Ginger is the hefty girl at 4 lbs.

 

[MrsBrooke]

It's a good idea to worm as a preventative once or twice a year (especially before they molt) as a chicken overburdened with internal parasites can go downhill very quickly and suddenly.

Your mileage may vary, but it's a good idea to keep at least Valbazen on hand.

There IS a withdrawal period with Valbazen. I believe it's 14 days. At the same time, I've also read that the amount of wormer that could get into the eggs is so miniscule that it may not matter. These statements have not been approved by the FDA.

MrsB

 

[Julia62]

I have little faith in the FDA

The feed store had Valbazen and Safe Guard. How do you dose it so small for them. Is there a syringe in the box?

 

[MrsBrooke]

No syringe in the box, but that is how the Valbazen is dosed. Same for the Safeguard, if it's the liquid kind.

The Valbazen is 1/2cc for standard fowl and 1/4cc for bantams and pullets/cockerels.

I'm unsure of the Safeguard dosing. If we need that, I can dig it up.

You may want to consider getting some Monistat and giving her a generous rub on her vent. If it's yeast, we can treat for that while the wormer does its job. If that doesn't clear it up, we can give her some Nystatin powder for pigeons to clean the yeast infection from the inside - you can order it online.

I hope the wormer gets it.

MrsB

 

[Julia62]

I got most of Ms. Howell's fecal back today. She has bacteria infection with some E Coli. I was given Clavamox , 1m twice a day for7 days. The rest of the test results should be in Monday.

I was shocked at an Avian Fecal cost of $137.00!! Medicine was $26.00 which wasn't bad. Just wish my husband wasn't with me when I went to pick it up.

She is eating and mostly running around ok. She does hop on a roost in the run once in a while and fluff herself up and tuck her head under her wing though.

Her vent has cleared up.

 

[MrsBrooke]

I hope the Clavamox treats her infection.

You can order your own fecal test kits from online vet supply stores and do them at home for WAY less than $137... Since the vet tests aren't 100% accurate, you may have better luck as you could do two tests for the bird for verification.

I hope her infection heals quickly and evolves no further.

MrsB