skyenewman
Hatching
- Aug 1, 2020
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Hi Folks,
I am hoping that someone can help me in regard to a rescue hen that I've had for about 5 weeks now.
I picked up 4 hens from a British Hen Rescue Trust a few weeks ago. All of the hens were in a terrible condition, dehydrated, lots of bald patches, feather loss and long toe nails. I doubt they had ever seen daylight.
Anyway from day 1 - I noticed a hen with a white substance from her vent. I quickly found out it was vent gleet and have since attempted to get to the bottom of the problem.
Her symptoms have been a white discharge from the vent, which smells, sometimes it has a pink colour to it and she has a red sore running down her underside from the irritation of the discharge (I assume). Other than this she is fine. She lays eggs daily or every 2nd day. She seems fine in herself, she runs about, loves to forage and be with the other hens (but I've had to isolate her and I've stopped her from foraging). She does not have diorrhea, in fact she looks like she struggles to pass a stool - they are a bit on the dry side maybe but she seems consistent. She does not have any white spots or discharge in her mouth. Her crop can seem a bit enlarged but I assumed it was the vent gleet that was slowing the crop not the other way around.
At first her vent was a bit ulcerated in that the skin was broken but I treated it daily by washing it and then applying Canesten and that seemed to sort it out and the vent has no broken skin on it now. Although it does seem to protrude a little and the discharge does not seem to be letting up - some days there does seem to be less.
So far I have tried all of the below:
1 x week of Metronizadole 100mg per day.
Canestan applied daily for 2 weeks in and around the vent area.
Sudocream on the underside of her belly
Daily baths in Espson salts
Apple Cider Vinegar in food and water
Natural Yoghurt daily for 2 weeks.
I have put garlic, coconut oil and olive oil mixed in her food as these are all natural anti-fungals.
2 x weeks of daily probiotics (human ones that I had in the cupboard)
After non-of-the-above worked I took her to a vet who advised me to try some anti-fungal treatments.
I purchased some Fluconazole from a chemist and have been adding 5mg into her food daily for the last 5 days but there are no signs of improvement.
On top of this I have restricted all of her food since Monday - she is in a little pen that has a wooden floor which stops her from foraging. I have been giving her pellets with Oyster Shells but I have noticed she leaves the shells.
I have attached some photographs.
I have 7 other hens and 3 cockerels and I am so worried that the gleet will pass on to my other hens. I am totally at a loss and I don't know how much more I can invest to this hen. If it does not clear up soon. I may have to haver her put down
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
I am hoping that someone can help me in regard to a rescue hen that I've had for about 5 weeks now.
I picked up 4 hens from a British Hen Rescue Trust a few weeks ago. All of the hens were in a terrible condition, dehydrated, lots of bald patches, feather loss and long toe nails. I doubt they had ever seen daylight.
Anyway from day 1 - I noticed a hen with a white substance from her vent. I quickly found out it was vent gleet and have since attempted to get to the bottom of the problem.
Her symptoms have been a white discharge from the vent, which smells, sometimes it has a pink colour to it and she has a red sore running down her underside from the irritation of the discharge (I assume). Other than this she is fine. She lays eggs daily or every 2nd day. She seems fine in herself, she runs about, loves to forage and be with the other hens (but I've had to isolate her and I've stopped her from foraging). She does not have diorrhea, in fact she looks like she struggles to pass a stool - they are a bit on the dry side maybe but she seems consistent. She does not have any white spots or discharge in her mouth. Her crop can seem a bit enlarged but I assumed it was the vent gleet that was slowing the crop not the other way around.
At first her vent was a bit ulcerated in that the skin was broken but I treated it daily by washing it and then applying Canesten and that seemed to sort it out and the vent has no broken skin on it now. Although it does seem to protrude a little and the discharge does not seem to be letting up - some days there does seem to be less.
So far I have tried all of the below:
1 x week of Metronizadole 100mg per day.
Canestan applied daily for 2 weeks in and around the vent area.
Sudocream on the underside of her belly
Daily baths in Espson salts
Apple Cider Vinegar in food and water
Natural Yoghurt daily for 2 weeks.
I have put garlic, coconut oil and olive oil mixed in her food as these are all natural anti-fungals.
2 x weeks of daily probiotics (human ones that I had in the cupboard)
After non-of-the-above worked I took her to a vet who advised me to try some anti-fungal treatments.
I purchased some Fluconazole from a chemist and have been adding 5mg into her food daily for the last 5 days but there are no signs of improvement.
On top of this I have restricted all of her food since Monday - she is in a little pen that has a wooden floor which stops her from foraging. I have been giving her pellets with Oyster Shells but I have noticed she leaves the shells.
I have attached some photographs.
I have 7 other hens and 3 cockerels and I am so worried that the gleet will pass on to my other hens. I am totally at a loss and I don't know how much more I can invest to this hen. If it does not clear up soon. I may have to haver her put down
Any help would be much appreciated. Thank you.
