Georgiasoutrunning
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- Feb 29, 2020
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HI there
so I have already asked the question about feather pecking and posted a photo of Gerty and her bald bottom on this forum. However, I'm still unsure as to what her problem is. I would appreciate any and all advice to ponder. She is about a year old...very vocal and always the first for everything...a bit of a bully too. But her butt is bald and raw so feather pecking although obvious didn't seem to fit with what I've been reading (I'm a novice). Also her eggs are odd and large and very fragile at one end. She only lays about twice a week now and it seems to take a couple of days to produce the egg.
My flock of 8 hens free range and all look and seem healthy except Gerty's butt. I have treated and retreated for mite, lice. Use DE very liberal even sat Gerty's back end in a bucket of it!! R-ACV in water.
Recently I read a thread on Vet Gleet so turned her upside down and had a look at her raw bottom (now no feathers from tail to chest). I think there was a little white discharge but nothing to notice except up close. I immediately applied anti fungal cream to her skin and vent and added live yogurt to her diet. Today I gave the whole flock they're feed fermented which I plan on continuing.
so I have already asked the question about feather pecking and posted a photo of Gerty and her bald bottom on this forum. However, I'm still unsure as to what her problem is. I would appreciate any and all advice to ponder. She is about a year old...very vocal and always the first for everything...a bit of a bully too. But her butt is bald and raw so feather pecking although obvious didn't seem to fit with what I've been reading (I'm a novice). Also her eggs are odd and large and very fragile at one end. She only lays about twice a week now and it seems to take a couple of days to produce the egg.
My flock of 8 hens free range and all look and seem healthy except Gerty's butt. I have treated and retreated for mite, lice. Use DE very liberal even sat Gerty's back end in a bucket of it!! R-ACV in water.
Recently I read a thread on Vet Gleet so turned her upside down and had a look at her raw bottom (now no feathers from tail to chest). I think there was a little white discharge but nothing to notice except up close. I immediately applied anti fungal cream to her skin and vent and added live yogurt to her diet. Today I gave the whole flock they're feed fermented which I plan on continuing.
