- Jan 1, 2016
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My Silkie Roo does this thing where he poops and it dribbles down into his butt feathers and creates this lovely mass of coagulated poop between his legs. None of my other chickens including 3 other Silkies have this problem. I'm definitely concerned about Fly Strike, but after multiple baths and feather trims, it's becoming apparent that this is just the way it's going to be. Every 3 to 4 weeks I'll be getting very intimately familiar with him. He doesn't have any skin irritation and he's not having any other issues except that his poop seems to be rather runny and reddish brown. I'm considering slathering his butt feathers with Vaseline to hopefully keep that area slippery and therefore easier to clean.
What do y'all think? Is that a bad idea? Any other good ideas?
What do y'all think? Is that a bad idea? Any other good ideas?