Quote: The ff should help prevent gleet - but by itself, don't think it would cure. The idea behind ff is that it makes their food more digestible - making the food better utilized by the chick gut - & encouraging the good gut bacteria all of us living beings have & need. Seems gleet is an imbalance in the biotics - think yeast infection - if you've ever had one, you know what I mean.
In addition to the info on the link above - for treatment-- there is a topical ointment called Nustock, sold at some feed stores that some use as a topical cream on the infected area -- clean it up well first, tho... I believe there's sulfur & pine tar or oil in it which may help reduce the infection. At least that's what I've read here - not seen gleet on my chicks. It's claimed to be a good all around first aid ointment to have on hand.
I feed my chicks a product called forco - it's discussed over on another thread about feather picking. It has a similar mission - restore & feed the good bacteria in the gut. It is a PRE-biotic - in that it is 'food' for the good bactera - thereby making it useful for all creatures with a gut. It's actually sold for horses - don't panic - the manufacturer, I understand is developing a label for chicks, since they, and so many use it for chicks. It is available in some feed stores, and on the internet, from the manufacturer. It's a little expensive - $45 for 10 pounds - but I give my 6 chicks like 2 T a day -- that's for all 6. I mix it in a little yogurt - plop it on some crumbles & sprinkle with egg shells for their morning treat. Some folks are hesitant to use it -- I see no issues -- we all have to evaluate for ourselves. I understand they're going to start producing a 1 lb package with the chick label - haven't seen it, but haven't looked for it either. I use the forco instead of ff - figure I'm doing a similar thing.
Once I make it through this jug of forco - 10 pounds is going to last me 4ever - I may start fermenting their food. I'm quite familiar with fermentation & comfortable with it, as I ferment veggies for us people - sauekraut, pickles & such. There is quite a following for fermentation - folks who swear by its health benefits. -- people -- as well as chicks.
Hope you have caught the gleet soon enough so it's not too much of an ordeal to cure -- sounds like it may not be too bad yet - also caught the point over on the link if so many of them have it, you may want to take a sample to the vet to make sure there's nothing more serious -- certainly if, with treatment it doesn't clear up quickly, that seems prudent.
good luck with your birds! let us know how they fare!
and welcome - a lot of good folks on these boards -- I too have a problem keeping up -- it's more addicting than reality TV
I have the same problem! Every time I log on, there is an enormous number of new posts!! 
