Sick?

[SusanRose]

My girl has not layed in months and has a dirty bottom. Lately her feathers are falling out and the existing feathers look rough. I have included some pics. What should I do? Is she sick or have mites? None of the others in the flock have these symptoms.

 

[GodLovesU]

I would check around her vent for mites.Have you wormed them lately?

 

[SusanRose]

I would check around her vent for mites.Have you wormed them lately?

Yes about 2 weeks ago I used cider vinegar in the water

 

[rosemarythyme]

ACV is not a wormer.

In the photo with the poop, did you happen to pick up that pink mass? If yes, what did it feel like? Did you cut it open if it was solid?

 

[SusanRose]

ACV is not a wormer.

In the photo with the poop, did you happen to pick up that pink mass? If yes, what did it feel like? Did you cut it open if it was solid?

It was very soft and slimy. The white dots were the consistency of lard.

 

[SusanRose]

ACV is not a wormer.

In the photo with the poop, did you happen to pick up that pink mass? If yes, what did it feel like? Did you cut it open if it was solid?

What should I use to deworm?

 

[rosemarythyme]

It was very soft and slimy. The white dots were the consistency of lard.

Interesting... keep an eye out for anything else like that in the future, as it looks unusual.

As far as deworming, what worms are you dealing with specifically? Depending on what you have, wormer, amount and reapplication times may vary.

 

[Goldendreams]

It was very soft and slimy. The white dots were the consistency of lard.

White may be a shell gland infection or entrobactor. Maybe enroflaxin

 

[SusanRose]

Interesting... keep an eye out for anything else like that in the future, as it looks unusual.

As far as deworming, what worms are you dealing with specifically? Depending on what you have, wormer, amount and reapplication times may vary.

I’ve not seen any worms, I just thought that worming should be done regularly but if I don’t see any, then do I need to do it at all?

 

[rosemarythyme]

I’ve not seen any worms, I just thought that worming should be done regularly but if I don’t see any, then do I need to do it at all?

I would not. Overuse of wormers can start breeding resistance into them.

If you think you may need to worm but aren't sure, you can see if a local vet would do a fecal panel on some poop samples.