Is there such a thing as pasty butt in older hens?

[pattgal]

OMG it was horrible! But I got it done! brought her downstairs to the laundry room. I worked on her for a good 15 min, sponging away. she seemed to appreciate it though.
I found myself regretting not to have brought the dish soap with me and/or a pair of scissors. (only after It was too late and the process had already begun) I got poopy splash right in the eye. I hope I don't get pink eye from this, lol.
I got everything but a morsel out completely, and thinking of how cold it is out there. I Didn't want her fuzzy butt to turn into a blue Popsicle (food coloring on her bum, we will keep that story for another day)
So I needed to blow dry her butt, but could not bear the thought of using my hair dryer especially knowing there was a crumb of poop left in there. So I used my mother in law's hair dryer that just happened to be left in our basement.

I guess that's my dirty little secret for now. I feel kinda bad though

I did trim her feathers, and put vaseline on them for later. THANK GOD FOR GLOVES!

 

[pattgal]

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i wonder if it could really be gleet though. She is not lethargic. hasn't lost any feathers. acts just like the others and is the same size as the others.
looking back at the pictures it does seem whitish, she has a red vent but who wouldn't after a good scrubbing
she has never layed an egg yet but half of my flock isn't laying either. I figure they were born at the wrong time of year and won't lay till next spring
what do you think?

 

[pattgal]

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So is gleet like a yeast infection? if I use an anti fungal cream internally would it clear it up?

 

[pattgal]

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So is gleet like a yeast infection? if I use an anti fungal cream internally would it clear it up?

Another question, (I have alot I know) if it is gleet, is it a life long thing or do I treat once (for a couple of days) and its over

I didn't think it was that but I just noticed one of my other hens has it too, but not nearly as bad

 

[pattgal]

Ok so ive come tp the acceptance that it could be gleet as i have lost production of 2 eggs a day, one of them from my faithfull leghorn! and a couple more hens are showing goop on their butts
Where they got it is probably from our open compost pile. we will have to close that up next year
I read up on it and found some remedies that were complete gibberish to me. basically a huge concoction of things I could never find
im not one to run to the vet so i have to rely on home remedies for these things as much as possible
i have heard that apple cider vinegar and garlic in the water could cure it. and an anti-fungal cream on the rear end?
Please tell me this is true? has this worked for anybody here? When this is cured will my eggs come back?

 

[mordarlar]

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We had a case in one of our first two chickens. We had bought them as layers and didn't realize the issue until we got them home. He case was very bad and we tried several things over a couple of months before we decided to cull her (mad intro to chicken raising!). We did cider, garlic and pro-biotics in her water. We fed her active culture yogurt, bathed her, and treated her with vagisil. Nothing worked in her case and she began bleeding from the constant irritation. Fortunately our other hen did not catch it from her.


Vagisil is, as far as i have seen, the best, easy to purchase, home remedy. All of the above are also recommended and it cannot hurt to add the garlic, pro-biotics and vinegar to their water. The pro-biotics can be found in easy to crush pill form at most, if not all, drug stores. Sulfur is also supposed to be affective but i myself did not try this.

Good luck.