Vent Gleet and Nutrition Help

[Bawkbok]

Does she eat dairy??? Just wondering if she has loose stools.

The only dairy they receive is greek yogurt, sugar free, a couple times a week. Not loose stools, soft and gooey, think dairy queen soft serve. She seems to be better today. Clean vent and butt feathers are nice and clean so hoping it was just something she ate in the yard that didn't agree with her.

 

[Momsbusiness]

I am glad yours is better. I have been doing my own research to better care for our hens, as my husband was doing most of the their care for the past couple of years and we seemed to be loosing too many hens too soon so i thought. Hahaha. One of mine now has vent gleet and was also prolapsed. The prolapsed issue has been gently fixed. She is an Amberlink. So she may continue to have these issues due to her bed i understand. Anyway, in my newer research of foods I found that chickens are lactose intolerant, so though yogurt is good for them in respect of pro biotics, prolapsed and calcium, they can get loose stools from even a small amount if they are very intolerant. I was unaware of that myself and he too.

 

[Bawkbok]

I am glad yours is better. I have been doing my own research to better care for our hens, as my husband was doing most of the their care for the past couple of years and we seemed to be loosing too many hens too soon so i thought. Hahaha. One of mine now has vent gleet and was also prolapsed. The prolapsed issue has been gently fixed. She is an Amberlink. So she may continue to have these issues due to her bed i understand. Anyway, in my newer research of foods I found that chickens are lactose intolerant, so though yogurt is good for them in respect of pro biotics, prolapsed and calcium, they can get loose stools from even a small amount if they are very intolerant. I was unaware of that myself and he too.

Thank you for the clarification. I've read on here where some folks offer milk or bread soaked milk, yogurt, etc. It never made sense to me that chickens like milk but given the state of her poop, I thought I would try it. I will definitely minimize or eliminate this from their diet. Thank you.
It's great you were able to mitigate the prolapse. We lost one to a prolapsed vent and they are definitely scary to deal with. I hope your girl gets better.

 

[Momsbusiness]

Raising hens is not a black and white as some may think. Not for me anyway. I am just an average Gal with back yard hens. They were a hobby start for me. Btw, I still give my hens yogurt. But just as a treat now and am going to try to aim for plain with no sugar. Supposedly Greek is better for them, but it's also more costly. So I will just shoot for the generic. They won't care... lol. The prolapse happened to my other amberlink too. The Vent-gleet is complicated because it does take time that some don't have. I saw someone post a covered bin with a hole fur the head to soak the hem butt of it does become an issue. Interesting idea....

 

[Bawkbok]

I saw someone post a covered bin with a hole fur the head to soak the hem butt of it does become an issue. Interesting idea....

I saw that too and thought that was a great idea. Beats holding them in a sink for 10 minutes. I think a tall narrow tote would work.
I'm sorry your hens are suffering with vent gleet. I hope they recover soon. Sugar free yogurt is hard to find for us. I found some up at Wal-Mart the other day - Chobani brand. yes, it's pricey. The girls are worth it.

 

[Momsbusiness]

I saw that too and thought that was a great idea. Beats holding them in a sink for 10 minutes. I think a tall narrow tote would work.
I'm sorry your hens are suffering with vent gleet. I hope they recover soon. Sugar free yogurt is hard to find for us. I found some up at Wal-Mart the other day - Chobani brand. yes, it's pricey. The girls are worth it.

 

[Momsbusiness]

Yes, if I could not find the regular plain I would use the the Greek too. Any one if ac while it's better then none. We've raised back yard hens for about 10 years so we've been learning the ins and outs. We enjoy them. Good to chat with you too!