Hen with nasty butt area!

kkhoneycutt

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What am I dealing with? My boyfriend said he noticed she had a slightly dirty butt on Monday but today it’s much much worse. I plan to catch her and treat her today but was able to get these pics so I could ask what y’all thought. Also her poop seems very normal. I’ve added that too.
 

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They can have a bit of diarrhea, and it tends to get into the feathers and build up. If you can bring her inside to soak her butt in warm soapy water, then dry her off and blow her dry, I would. Offer some cottage cheese, about a TB full and some probiotics may help. If she has not been wormed recently you could worm her with albendazole 1.25 ml orally for 5 consecutive days, or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 0.5 ml once orally and again in 10 days. Shake either of those well. If you have a vet who could instead do a fecal float, that would be good, but it costs about the same as the worming. Most feed stores sell the SafeGuard liquid goat wormer, and you can get the albendazole online here:
https://totaltails.shop/products/al...26P0PsMbnfY4Bm2Yl4mkvmyeHo_vUhMjyZG6nvWiVRodk
 

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