Poopy butt

[B40chick]

Does dried poop in fluffy butt feathers indicate worms? My layer seems healthy. I just noticed the poop residue for the last couple of days. I had one poopy egg, which is probably hers. I don't see this on any of the others

 

[ChickNanny13]

Not necessary, some are just messy poopers. I ended up trimming the fluffy butt feather, helps but they look pathetic. You could also use a damp warm cloth to clean her off.

Has she always been a messy pooper? Or has this just started? Have you notice she drinking more water? Assuming she's the only one?

 

[B40chick]

I have not noticed this on her before. Eggs are usually clean. I will keep an eye on her. She acts fine.

 

[leia_and_friends]

I noticed the same thing on some of my chickens... and yesterday we discovered they had lice on their vent areas! Turns out a messy bum can be a sign of a lice infestation... might be worth a check. If you see crusted lumps on the shaft of the feather (and sometimes little brown insects scurrying away from the light), she has poultry lice (which are not the same as human headlice.) Poultry dust and little Google-ing on how to use it should do the trick, if she does have a lice problem. Hope this helps!