Rooster has poop stuck on his bottom! Help!!

[maricela8492]

My rooster has poop stuck on his bottom! I'm so sorry about him he looks so sad and has been very distant for the rest of the flock! He's not eating. I have tried to clean him up but there is a lot of poop! I also filled a tub with warm water and it helped a little but there is a lot!! Any advice!!! I don't want him to die!

 

[rebrascora]

The poop on his bottom will not in itself kill him, unless he gets fly strike. The underlying reason why poop is soiling his feathers and why he is isolating himself from the flock is something that needs some consideration. The poop will come off eventually with successive soaks in warm soapy water and massage. You can carefully snip the worst off with the attached, matted feathers using a pair of scissors and that should make bathing more successful at getting the rest off and also help prevent it getting caked up again, especially if you coat the area with Vaseline after you dry him off.
I am guessing that his poop may be quite watery and that is why he is soiling himself. This could be as a result of it being very hot and drinking more to cool down, but may be due to worms or coccidiosis or even a tumour. Does he have any unusual swelling? Isolating him will help you to monitor his poop....what it looks like can tell you a lot and allow you to perhaps have a sample tested by a vet or laboratory to find out if internal parasites are causing him a problem.... these might be worms or coccidia. You can also monitor how much he is easting and drinking and assess if his crop is functioning properly....again this may give you some clues towards what is ailing him.

Good luck with him

Barbara

 

[Eggcessive]

If you can, remove any of the solid droppings with a rubber glove, and then soak him in soapy warm water for awhile to soften things. Rub off any droppings, and rinse off soap. Dry him thoroughly with a towel and use a hairdryer on low. Then examine his vent area for anything unusual, such as a prolapse of tissue, or a wound. Offer him water with a small cup. Place him in a crate or pen with his own food and water. Add some probiotics or a tsp of plain cultured yogurt to his food for a few days. Check him out with a good examine for his crop to see if it is empty, full, or puffy. Look him over for lice and mites, especially around his vent (before his bath or later, when he is dry.) Look for any other symptoms.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Double post? https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/rooster-has-poop-stuck-on-his-bottom.1192767/

 

[maricela8492]

This is picture of his vent after watering it in a tub!

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you see any maggots around his vent area? This has the appearance of possible flystrike, when flies have laid maggot larvae onto a wound or on poop. I would make sure to get any maggots off and out, and you may need to do a few more soaks to get them out. Use tweezers if you need to. Apply plain triple antibiotic or neosporin ointment, or something similar. Keep him away from flies. Get him to drink water, and add electrolytes if you can. Offer some chopped egg, tuna, liver in addition to his feed.

 

[maricela8492]

There are no magnets and I've been online and it looks like it's something called vent gleet???

 

[Eggcessive]

I hope your rooster doesn't have maggots, but it looks a lot like it. Did you see any tiny worm-like things in the water? You will need to soak him again in either warm soapy water with Dawn, Epsom salts, Hibaclens, or Betadine just to get him to heal, but really look hard for maggots. Here are some articles and threads about flystrike:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2014/07/flystrike-in-backyard-chickens-causes.html
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...autionary-tale-with-graphic-photo-progression
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-with-flystrike-what-caused-this-graphic-pics
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/364589/help-hens-vent-covered-in-maggots-treatment
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/2014/07/flystrike-in-backyard-chickens-causes.html

 

[maricela8492]

Thanks for helping me through this! I hate see him so sad! He's suck a great rooster and always very alert! So I hate seeing him so down! I do not see any maggets at all! And I've gaven him a break right now as I've been soaking him in water yesterday and this morning! I will try these treatments again later and hope I see progress!!! when I soaked him in water there was no sign of maggots I took a closer look at his vent and no maggots!

 

[Eggcessive]

Do put some ointment on his wound--even if it is only vaseline, it can help if there are any inside the wound or vent. Keep us updated on his condition. The next time you handle him, I would get a disposable glove, lubricate it with the ointment, and poke a finger just inside his vent an inch to make sure the opening of the vent is intact so he can poop,and no maggots are seen.