Prolapse ?...or vent gleet?... or something else...shes only 9 weeks old...can anyone help

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Okay. Now that you showed pics, I think that is a prolapsed cloaca due to constipation or digestive trouble. That yellow stuff sure looks like yolk, but pullets don't come into laying until 5-6 months of age. The flesh is not necrotic, just very irritated. Here's a link I want you to read to get an understanding of what's likely happening:
http://www.avianweb.com/Prolapse.htm

Very annoying that the link from Avian Web doesn't give you an indication of medicines/antibiotics to use.

I would use LS-50 powder in the water at one level teaspoon per gallon of water for 5 days. If you can't get LS-50, use tetracycline powder in the water at 1 teaspoon per quart of water for 5 days. If using Tetracycline powder, add an 1/8 teaspoon of vitamin c powder (citric acid) to help the absorption of tetracycline. Mix a fresh solution daily. You can apply Preparation H lightly on the swollen area. Gently remove all the pasty crap around the vent. Don't give the bird any treats aside from starter/grower feed you are using. Thanks for posting the pics. Let us know if you need more help and how the pullet is doing.
 
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ky chicken mom said:
medicated crumble...i was told to keep them on this till there 6 months old...in the recent past cold weather here i had been adding 1 T apple cider vinegar per gallon of there drinking water...she is the only 1 thankfully with this problem i have been worried it was something contagious ...
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ACV is acidic and on a daily basis will cause more diarrhea. I don't like medicated crumbles due to problems I've had in the past. I prefer Corid (Amprolium) in the water at 5 day intervals until they have been out in the yard on soil for a month. I control the dosage, and the quality of feed. I start at two weeks of age up until about 9 weeks and only treat thereafter if I see symptoms of coccidiosis. Is your feed being stored in a dry, cool area in a lidded container? How long have you had the feed, and what brand is it?
 
ky chicken mom said:
Thank you so much...Im making a list out of needed meds now....I was afraid of causing more harm to her bottom by over cleaning...so i should soak it longer and remove it all...is this correct
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If you allow the area surrounding the protruding vent to dry, it may flake off or be more easily removed. Don't irritate the area. You want to get that swelling down. If it were vent gleet (yeast infection) it would require a different medication with antifungal properties. It doesn't smell like yeast does it?
 
These babies ( 9 week olds) are in the teen chick pen in our barn...10 chicks plus the sick baby i have in house...the feed is dry and keep contained 50lb last about 2 weeks as i am still feeding the 3 month olds that are out in coop and run crumble too...so i think its staying fresh as all there food and water sources are kept clean and dry ...i had been using purina to start ...but they seemed to have the runs switched to Burks medicated crumble before this baby hatched...so far so good ...untill this baby got sick...
 
If you haven't already, start weighing her. If she starts losing weight, you'll need to re-think your treatment plan. You can get a digital kitchen scale like the one in my avatar at Target or Walmart for about $20.

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You aren't still giving her Epsom salts are you? If you are, stop, that stuff will anyone a really bad case of diarrhea.
 

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