Rescue Chicken with Gooey Butt

[SmallBlessings]

We were given this chicken along with 5 others by people who didn’t want them any longer. Although we’ve come to learn it’s good we’ve rescued them. They were in really rough shape when we were given them. They had what we think were depluming mites, really inflamed backsides & vents, varying degrees of vent gleet, and a couple of them had prolapsed vents and unfortunately died. We’ve done 3 weeks of epsom salt & dish soap soaks every other day along with antifungal cream applied over their backsides & vents. We also have been feeding them yogurt with extra probiotics added to it and put ACV in the water. Over the past week we’ve used portioned Monistat ovules inserted into the vent and added some of the Monistat sprinkled into their yogurt with mealworms to get it in orally too. This one in the photo was the worst of the 4 remaining. She’s put some weight back on, has regrown most of her feathers, her prolapse has been fixed, her vent is no longer inflamed, has become a bit more social in that she no longer hides in the coop (but still won’t free range with the others even though the chicken run door stays open so she can leave any time.) My question is regarding the yellowish stringy goo on her backside. Is this normal? We wash it off when she gets her soapy Epsom salt soaks. But the next day it looks like this in the photos. I’ve run the course with her for Monistat 7, albeit I have a bit left to add to her morning yogurt with probiotics for a few days. Any suggestions?

 

[BlackHenCoop]

I’ve personally never seen anything like it, but it could be an infection? Im sure someone with more experience than me would know. Or I would look it up.

 

[SmallBlessings]

I’ve personally never seen anything like it, but it could be an infection? Im sure someone with more experience than me would know. Or I would look it up.

I’ve tried looking it up but to no avail. There’s no swelling or hardness on her abdomen. We are fairly certain she’s begun laying again. And even yesterday she stepped out of the chicken run to sit in the nearby ferns for a couple of hours.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would just keep her vent area cleaned up to prevent any flystrike. It may be due to a reproductive infection or disorder, but they may have been in a flock where they were overcrowded and some vent pecking or damage done, or were not being fed properly. Worms or moldy feed could also have been factors. I would just feed a healthy chicken feed and clean water daily, think about worming, and clean off vents with warm soapy water as needed. A probiotic could be used or some plain greek yogurt with live cultures several days a week. Make sure they have plenty of room and are not pecking feathers or vents. It is good that they have a better home with you.