Rooster problems

[Justinekeys]

I’m still having problems with my rooster. I’ve done the monistat treatment twice and no luck. He has a bad odor, runny green poop, lethargic, but there’s a scab on his butt. It’s hard. We’ve tried to get most of it off but it’s not coming off. Would this be from vent gleet? We are trying to cut as much as we can off for now, bathing him and giving him monistat with probiotics and spraying vetericyn on it for now. This is a rooster not a hen. I don’t know how old I found him in my neighborhood. Just trying to help him.

 

[Eggcessive]

Do you have other roosters around him? Can you post any pictures of him and his vent, as well as a typical poop? Have you been treating him for sour crop? Is his crop early in the morning before he eats, empty and flat, full and hard or squishy? Have you looked into his beak for any yellow cankers? What do you feed him?

 

[Justinekeys]

Do you have other roosters around him? Can you post any pictures of him and his vent, as well as a typical poop? Have you been treating him for sour crop? Is his crop early in the morning before he eats, empty and flat, full and hard or squishy? Have you looked into his beak for any yellow cankers? What do you feed him?

I don’t think it’s sour crop. Unless that causes sores on the vent. It looks like a scab. I’ve soaked him for the last week and it won’t fall off. His crop is fine. Beak is fine. He eats and drinks fine. It’s just this scab on his butt. I actually found him at a neighbors house and I’m trying to get him better. I’ve just been soaking him daily to try to get the scan to soften but it doesn’t seem to be.

 

[Eggcessive]

The picture looks like he may have had a prolapsed vent because of constipation or vent gleet. Is he able to poop normally? I wonder if you could use a disposable glove lubricated to stick a finger into his vent and check for impaction? It might be best to do that after he has soaked in warm soapy water for a few minutes. I am going to tag @azygous and @Wyorp Rock to have a look at the vent picture. Do you fed him a balanced chicken feed and provide some granite grit for digestion?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I agree, it looks like he may have prolapsed at some point or even suffered some damage to the vent by picking.

I think @azygous recommends an Epsom Salts flush to treat Vent Gleet.

I'd continue to soak if he's agreeable, then apply some mineral oil to the vent and scab to start helping soften it up.
Usually the stubborn scabby part hangs on until the tissue underneath heals, so it can take some time, but will eventually slough off if kept coated with ointment or oil.

 

[Eggcessive]

Good advice from Wyorp Rock. Yes use an ointment or mineral oil to help it heal after each soak. Let us know how this helps.

 

[Justinekeys]

I agree, it looks like he may have prolapsed at some point or even suffered some damage to the vent by picking.

I think @azygous recommends an Epsom Salts flush to treat Vent Gleet.

I'd continue to soak if he's agreeable, then apply some mineral oil to the vent and scab to start helping soften it up.
Usually the stubborn scabby part hangs on until the tissue underneath heals, so it can take some time, but will eventually slough off if kept coated with ointment or oil.

Ok thank you I will do that.

 

[Justinekeys]

The picture looks like he may have had a prolapsed vent because of constipation or vent gleet. Is he able to poop normally? I wonder if you could use a disposable glove lubricated to stick a finger into his vent and check for impaction? It might be best to do that after he has soaked in warm soapy water for a few minutes. I am going to tag @azygous and @Wyorp Rock to have a look at the vent picture. Do you fed him a balanced chicken feed and provide some granite grit for digestion?

His poop is runny and green. I just got him so I have been feeding him the chicken feed but I didn’t know about the granite grit. I will try that too.