For awhile now I keep treating my hens for vent gleet that keeps popping up in another hen. It is making the rounds of all of them. 
The 11 hens get vent checks weekly to try to catch it early. Over the weekend the two Welsummers had it so bad internally one was walking like she was egg bound. All the girls have butt feather trims to prevent flies from laying eggs on dirty butts. (fly strike) I had acv in water, added electrolytes in other waterer as had a few hot days.
She had dry flaky white crust under her vent that I thought was uriates leaking from her. Checking her and gently opening the vent she had a horrible odor coming from her vent. The inside of vent was very irritated, bright red instead of pink, and thick pinkish liquid was starting to drain out. She had an egg that was in position to be laid the next day as was still soft feeling. This went full bloom after being checked on Friday.
I cleaned away the dried stuff from under her vent was making skin chapped looking.I used a syringe to flush out her vent with mild salt water. I applied monistat to the inside of her vent and exterior edges. It must have been so painful she expelled the soft shell egg for the next day. The other welsummer was given the same treatment. Today vent gleet is nearly gone, inside of vent is still angry red in spots but not the entire area. Smell has gone away. Both now walking normal, no more white drainage. Both of them have not laid eggs since Saturday. So starting to get concerned it may have done something else to them. Can't feel any eggs ready to be laid either.
The cause of the vent gleet being passed around is Dino the roo. He didn't have the usual messy butt, clumped feathers or drainage. His vent inside was angry red instead of pink and smelly only when vent opened. No exterior sign of vent that he had a problem, was pink and healthy looking. He got seperated in a crate in the run to treat him too. It must have been painful for him pooing and mating but it certainly didn't stop him from reinfecting the girls. So Dino is going to be getting a vent check regularly now too, rather than the visual I had been doing when I checked him over. He is gonna LOVE me.
. The girls I think are happy to have a roo break, guess they don't hold it against him.
The 11 hens get vent checks weekly to try to catch it early. Over the weekend the two Welsummers had it so bad internally one was walking like she was egg bound. All the girls have butt feather trims to prevent flies from laying eggs on dirty butts. (fly strike) I had acv in water, added electrolytes in other waterer as had a few hot days. She had dry flaky white crust under her vent that I thought was uriates leaking from her. Checking her and gently opening the vent she had a horrible odor coming from her vent. The inside of vent was very irritated, bright red instead of pink, and thick pinkish liquid was starting to drain out. She had an egg that was in position to be laid the next day as was still soft feeling. This went full bloom after being checked on Friday.
I cleaned away the dried stuff from under her vent was making skin chapped looking.I used a syringe to flush out her vent with mild salt water. I applied monistat to the inside of her vent and exterior edges. It must have been so painful she expelled the soft shell egg for the next day. The other welsummer was given the same treatment. Today vent gleet is nearly gone, inside of vent is still angry red in spots but not the entire area. Smell has gone away. Both now walking normal, no more white drainage. Both of them have not laid eggs since Saturday. So starting to get concerned it may have done something else to them. Can't feel any eggs ready to be laid either.
The cause of the vent gleet being passed around is Dino the roo. He didn't have the usual messy butt, clumped feathers or drainage. His vent inside was angry red instead of pink and smelly only when vent opened. No exterior sign of vent that he had a problem, was pink and healthy looking. He got seperated in a crate in the run to treat him too. It must have been painful for him pooing and mating but it certainly didn't stop him from reinfecting the girls. So Dino is going to be getting a vent check regularly now too, rather than the visual I had been doing when I checked him over. He is gonna LOVE me.
. The girls I think are happy to have a roo break, guess they don't hold it against him.
Won't even answer questions over phone. Our cat vet says he would help but probably know more than he does, he admits that. I'll save him in reserve if it is something I can't figure out. Office visit and lab work can get $$.
