Pastey butt

[Dixichicks]

So I a 4 yr old rir that has been getting pastey butt constantly..... I could tell she hasnt beem feeling good so today i cleaned her in warm water and trimmed her up back there and put her in a crate secluded with food water. Is there a reason why this would keep happening? Its like she's not squatting like then others when they poop, she just poos and lets it run down her....?
Should I giver her and meds with her food or water? She hasnt laid eggs in like a year probably, because of this.

 

[Dixichicks]

Update: She is also vomiting i think. She did a couole times while ibeas holding her, but I thought it was because i grabbed her while she was drinking water to get her cleaned up.. but i saw do it while was bending over to eat also... its looks like bile

 

[coach723]

Does your hens abdomen, below the vent and between the legs, feel bloated? Either very firm or water balloon like? You can compare with a healthy bird if needed.

 

[Dixichicks]

Hmm, im not sure. Ill go check now.

 

[Dixichicks]

YES very firm feeling compared to a healthy chicken. I felt the healthy girl First so i knew what it should feel like.
What do i do now?

 

[Dixichicks]

Does your hens abdomen, below the vent and between the legs, feel bloated? Either very firm or water balloon like? You can compare with a healthy bird if needed.

 

[Dixichicks]

Yes, very firm. What should i do now?

 

[coach723]

It sounds very much like she has a reproductive issue, like internal laying or salpingitis. It causes matter to build up in the abdomen. It puts pressure on internal organs, can make it hard for them to digest food or pass droppings. It can sometimes result in complete blockages. She's not able to pass droppings well due to the pressure, which results in the dirty butt. Some will develop crop problems from the pressure not allowing food to pass, or slowing it down significantly. Some birds can live quite some time with this, some don't live long. I've got one with salpingitis right now who I expected to lose this spring, but she's still hanging in there. Medically there is not much to be done, and the long term prognosis is poor. Sometimes with internal laying they can get an implant to stop the laying, but it's expensive and needs to be redone every 3 to 6 months. The matter would need to be removed surgically from her abdomen, with the associated risks of that. Salpingitis usually does not respond to treatment unless it's caught very, very early, and usually it is not known until it's fairly advanced because they hide it so well. Both conditions are very similar in symptoms and outcome, root cause is slightly different. With mine, I leave them with the flock until they are obviously unwell, go off food or water, isolate themselves, etc. then I don't let them suffer. When handling birds like this be careful to not put pressure on the abdomen as it causes them a lot of discomfort. The matter will continue to slowly build up with time until either infection (peritonitis), rupture or blockage occurs at which point the hen will either die or it will be time to euthanize. You can look up information on both conditions and can find necropsy photos if you can handle looking at them, which may help you visualize what is happening better. I'm sorry the news isn't better.
Here are a couple of links with more info:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/salpingitis-lash-eggs-in-backyard/
http://www.scoopfromthecoop.com/laying-issues-internal-layers-and-peritonitis/
Lastly, a video, graphic images at the beginning:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...e-video-graphic-photos.1201052/#post-19020612