Is this Vent gleet?

[penny131]

1. Polish, standard size but she’s always been smaller. 11 months.
2) she can’t seem to poop well. Poop is getting stuck to her feathers. Yellow crusty hard area that feels like it extends into her vent some.
3) about a week
4) no
5) no bleeding but her vent looks super sore

7) 20% feed crumbles. Some occasional treats like mealworms and fruit/veggies
8) runny a little. But when she can’t get it out normal
9) soaked in epsom salt tub, cleaned with soap, sprayed vetericyn, and applied an anti fungal cream,
10 ) hoping to treat myself at home

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looks like egg.
Has she laid an egg recently?

 

[penny131]

Looks like egg.
Has she laid an egg recently?

It’s hard like a scab, to my knowledge she hasn’t laid an egg yet. Would toll feel hard like a scab? I can feel it inside the vent as well.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

How old is she?

I would give some Calcium into her for a few days. You can give 1 Caltrate (or store brand) or if you have Tums I would give that.

To me, she's having issues with laying an egg, possibly a soft shelled egg or a membrane where the egg has collapsed.
Keep her hydrated.

Vent Gleet is generally a white pasty yeasty smelly discharge. I see yellow that looks like egg and poop in the photos.

 

[penny131]

I don’t think it’s egg?? Unless it was and now has turned into a huge infection. I think the photos are showing it brighter then it is. It’s super hard like a scab and more a pale yellow color. Tonight I soaked her because her entire vent was covered fully. I don’t even know how she’s getting poop out. And then gently started trying to remove parts of the scab. Some came off. But there is a larger chunk inside of her still I couldn’t get. Does around her tail seem swollen? There are two large bumps on either side of her tail and I don’t know if these are normal or not. What should I do? Does she need an antibiotic?

She’s acting normal. Eating drinking normal.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I don't know what the lumps are.

Hard to know what it is if it starts to cover the vent and you have to soak her to get it all off so she can poop. You can try using some mineral oil to see if that will help soften it up and it will eventually come out.

I'll tag in @Eggcessive and @coach723 they may have some better suggestions.

 

[Eggcessive]

So she is 11 months old and she may have never laid an egg yet? That might be a sign of a reproductive disorder or infection. I agree that the yellow material looks like egg material, but could also be from E. Coli infection in the coelom or yellow urates becoming clumped. I would try the calcium for a few days to see if that helps. Keep trying to lubricate her vent with oil and digging out any clumps of droppings stuck outside and inside the vent. Make sure that she is drinking fluids, and watery chicken feed and cooked egg would be good to offer. Try probiotics or plain yogurt or buttermilk for a few days, then twice a week, if your feed does not have probiotics listed on the label. Do you know if there has been any past vent pecking that might have damaged her vent? It can be hard to diagnose this sort of thing. I am not an expert about this, but if a vet is possible, they might be able to help diagnose her problem.

 

[penny131]

So she is 11 months old and she may have never laid an egg yet? That might be a sign of a reproductive disorder or infection. I agree that the yellow material looks like egg material, but could also be from E. Coli infection in the coelom or yellow urates becoming clumped. I would try the calcium for a few days to see if that helps. Keep trying to lubricate her vent with oil and digging out any clumps of droppings stuck outside and inside the vent. Make sure that she is drinking fluids, and watery chicken feed and cooked egg would be good to offer. Try probiotics or plain yogurt or buttermilk for a few days, then twice a week, if your feed does not have probiotics listed on the label. Do you know if there has been any past vent pecking that might have damaged her vent? It can be hard to diagnose this sort of thing. I am not an expert about this, but if a vet is possible, they might be able to help diagnose her problem.

Yes a little younger then that actually, she was hatched in may of last year. That being said it is possible she has laid and I am just not aware she has. We have a few silkies as well and I am guessing the size of her egg probably would be similar to theirs. And ironically they laid all winter. She is much smaller for her size then I think she should be, she's supposed to be a standard and she looks more like a bantam. She's eating and drinking and acting totally fine so that is good. No signs of damage from pecking. I will try the oil and calcium and keep her really clean and hopefully that helps. Her poop is normal this morning from what I can see.

 

[penny131]

@Eggcessive I have some la-200 is there any reason to try and treat her with this?

 

[Eggcessive]

You can try that, but if I were going to use an antibiotic for a possible reproductive disorder, I would get some enrofloxacin or baytril 10% and give 0.05 ml per pound twice a day for 5 days. Ask a pharmacy for a 1 ml syringe without a needle—they are free usually. Baytril is banned for chickens just so you are aware, but it is sometimes prescribed for a serious infection, such as E.coli or reproductive disorders. Here is where to find it unless you have a vet that would prescribe:
https://jedds.com/products/enrofloxacin-10