Poop on feathers of chicken

[ChickenDude12345]

So one of my chickens has a lot of poop build up on the feathers under her vent while some of my other have minor poop and some have none. They are all 25 weeks old. Does a lot of poop build up on the feathers mean some thing bad? Should I catch her and clean it off?

 

[mccmeadows]

We have a group of Wyandottes and a couple of them we have to give little butt baths to. I assume it’s just cause they’re so fluffy. We haven’t had the same issue with any of our other chickens.

As long as their droppings look normal, I don’t worry about it. The build up isn’t really even right around the vent, it’s like the poop hits the fluff on its way to the ground. We do clean it off if it builds up too much as I don’t want pests bothering them.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

What kind of chickens are they? My Cochin's often had dirty butts because of all the extra feathers . do they have a place to take a dust bath?

 

[ChickenDude12345]

We have a group of Wyandottes and a couple of them we have to give little butt baths to. I assume it’s just cause they’re so fluffy. We haven’t had the same issue with any of our other chickens.

As long as their droppings look normal, I don’t worry about it. The build up isn’t really even right around the vent, it’s like the poop hits the fluff on its way to the ground. We do clean it off if it builds up too much as I don’t want pests bothering them.

Ok I will clean it off

 

[Chookchicken]

This happens sometimes. I just cut the part of the feathers with the poo off.

 

[mccmeadows]

Ok I will clean it off

We just dip their butts in a warm bucket of water and after a few minutes it breaks away. You could try picking it out dry, but I don’t love the accidental feather plucking that comes with that. If you have a second set of hands, you can cut out the cling-ons too.

 

[ChickenDude12345]

This happens sometimes. I just cut the part of the feathers with the poo off.

Ok

 

[ChickenDude12345]

What kind of chickens are they? My Cochin's often had dirty butts because of all the extra feathers . do they have a place to take a dust bath?

RIR

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

RIR

In that case I would just go ahead and clean it but also keep an eye on her poop and make sure its not too runny all the time.

 

[ChickenDude12345]

In that case I would just go ahead and clean it but also keep an eye on her poop and make sure its not too runny all the time.

Ok