RIR Vent Gleet

[Lorigenekeys]

Please help me with my Rhode Island Red. (I’m a fairly new chicken mom. The flock I have are all rescue chickens that I have no real history on.)
I think she has vent gleet? Green yellow white stringy poop and really swollen.
I have soaked her in epson salt a few times & applied monistat I’ve been doing so much research that I have no idea what I’m doing now & need some guidance.
I have nystatin oral suspension & I have some miloxicam (for pain) on hand. Can I give these to my hen? Please help with treating her correctly . I’m petrified to hurt her or do anything incorrectly.
Also all of my other feathers friends are Healthy and show no signs of illness or mites etc.

This forum has been a load of helpful
Information for me & I appreciate all of you!! Thanks in advance

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Please help me with my Rhode Island Red. (I’m a fairly new chicken mom. The flock I have are all rescue chickens that I have no real history on.)
I think she has vent gleet? Green yellow white stringy poop and really swollen.
I have soaked her in epson salt a few times & applied monistat I’ve been doing so much research that I have no idea what I’m doing now & need some guidance.
I have nystatin oral suspension & I have some miloxicam (for pain) on hand. Can I give these to my hen? Please help with treating her correctly . I’m petrified to hurt her or do anything incorrectly.
Also all of my other feathers friends are Healthy and show no signs of illness or mites etc.

This forum has been a load of helpful
Information for me & I appreciate all of you!! Thanks in advance

Can you please post clear photos of the hen, her vent and the poop?

Any idea of her age?

Does she lay eggs?

How long have you had her?

Vent Gleet is usually a white-ish pasty yeasty smelling discharge coming from the Vent.

You mention stringy, yellow, green poop and swollen(?) Where is the swollen - the abdomen below the vent between the legs, the Vent itself or ?

What does her crop feel like?

How is her behavior? Normal, lethargic, etc.?

Hard to know if you are dealing with Vent Gleet, something reproductive or ?

I'd see that she's eating/drinking well, check her crop to see that it's emptying and look her over for lice/mites.

Hopefully with photos and more information we can offer better suggestions as to care and perhaps what you are dealing with.

 

[Lorigenekeys]

I’ll get a few photos today. She seems to be better but not 100% back to herself.
Thanks so much for your reply; sorry for my delay!
I have had her for a few years now. Rescued her from the wildlife center in key west. I could guess her age at 3-4 years?? She has always been a good layer and took the top chicken role in the flock. Her crop feels good, she will eat a little when I’m not paying attention of course. I made them a meal worm salad w fruits veggies some plain yogurt & she did come out and eat with everyone. She has been hangin by the fan with everyone and not hiding (last week she was hiding) she’s with everyone throughout the day, free range; though I have her sleeping in a different coop.

 

[Lorigenekeys]

She wasn’t too pleased with me trying to take pics (( im happy she’s running away from me now! )) hope these help. I can take a small video maybe towards dinner time when she’s already up moving around and post that also.
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I'd give her a good wash up and apply a little Hen Healer or other ointment to the vent and surrounding tissue.

It looks like her abdomen is a bit distended which is often seen in older laying hens. She may not be squatting a bit to poop and it's sticking to her, hard to know.

 

[Lorigenekeys]

I'd give her a good wash up and apply a little Hen Healer or other ointment to the vent and surrounding tissue.

It looks like her abdomen is a bit distended which is often seen in older laying hens. She may not be squatting a bit to poop and it's sticking to her, hard to know.

Thank you for the reply she is an older girl… She was on an upswing but now just seems like she’s not getting any better but not any worse… which is wayyy better than she was. Now she’s having more of a hard time walking if anything. I have her in her own coop at night and she comes out in am and makes it to the feed spot daily then just seems to only get up for food or bedtime.
I have been giving a probiotic & fresh lettuce spinach live meal worms & (in moderation) & she’s been eatingher daily feed/scratch mix

 

[Lorigenekeys]

I'd give her a good wash up and apply a little Hen Healer or other ointment to the vent and surrounding tissue.

It looks like her abdomen is a bit distended which is often seen in older laying hens. She may not be squatting a bit to poop and it's sticking to her, hard to know.

Just ordered some hen healer TY

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Does she lay eggs? She may be having reproductive difficulties. If she should have laid an egg and hasn't, I'd give her 1 Calcium Citrate+D3 once daily for 5 days to see if she's able to expel an egg or other material.