Sounds like pasty butt. Just use lukewarm water and a rag and gently rub. The red and irrigated skin is normal for pasty butt
I haven't seen worms yet. She is the second one in that particular flock that has dirty butt. I have another female that has dirty butt as well but she always has had problems keeping clean. They both have fluffy butts so I figured that was the reason.
OK thank you! She is an older hen(laying age and all). Can they still get pasty butt?
Yes but it’s generally do to a health problem, like worms, some sort of intestinal upset,
Some hens can get dirty butts, their poop may stick to fluff.
Is it?!
I thought pasty butt was from worms or salmonella.
Pasty butt is what baby chicks get when they get “backed up.” Can be due to too much heat or improper diet, even stress. Laying hens can get a dirty butt or vent gleet which yes can be indicative of health issues but I don’t believe salmonella is one of them. Worms yes, but it can also just be extra fluffy down feathers that catch poop. I have several chickens that need their bottoms trimmed regularly. But pasty butt is not the correct terminology for anything other than baby chicks.
