Doc Schoepp
Chirping
Good Afternoon Everyone,
My wife and I were on vacation for about two weeks and had a family member watching the flock for us. When we got back we noticed one of our hens had lost all of her feathers and had fecal matter stuck to her rump and vent area. They couldn't remember when exactly it started. After a spending some time flipping through the book we have and asking Dr. Google, the two possibilities I found were vent gleet or bullying. Seems to be more along the lines of vent gleet since she does not have any scabs or skin breaks. The attached picture shows her behind after I soaked her for a bit using baby shampoo and warm water and got her cleaned up. She had a foul smelling, whitish material caked on her that mostly broke up in the bath. There is a little bit left on her around some of the pins and I didn't want to risk hurting her to get the last bit off today.
Current plan is that I have her quarantined in the dog crate we have and plan on bathing her at least daily. Also mixed her some plain, unflavored yogurt in with the layer pellets she eats since it was a recommendation and wont exactly 'hurt' if it isn't gleet. I picked up some anti-fungal but wanted to check with other people first before starting that part up.
Thanks all in advance.
Summery Info:
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Jersey Giant, around 3 years old (hard to compare her to the rest since she is already so much bigger)
2) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Up to two weeks (not exactly sure)
3) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma? Redness but no trauma
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all? No change to the food but the company changed the packaging
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Bit more runny than normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Bathed and quarantined so far
8) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Treating myself (unless it is life-threatening)
9) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Dirt/straw run, cedar shavings in the coop (same as has been since we got them)
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.
My wife and I were on vacation for about two weeks and had a family member watching the flock for us. When we got back we noticed one of our hens had lost all of her feathers and had fecal matter stuck to her rump and vent area. They couldn't remember when exactly it started. After a spending some time flipping through the book we have and asking Dr. Google, the two possibilities I found were vent gleet or bullying. Seems to be more along the lines of vent gleet since she does not have any scabs or skin breaks. The attached picture shows her behind after I soaked her for a bit using baby shampoo and warm water and got her cleaned up. She had a foul smelling, whitish material caked on her that mostly broke up in the bath. There is a little bit left on her around some of the pins and I didn't want to risk hurting her to get the last bit off today.
Current plan is that I have her quarantined in the dog crate we have and plan on bathing her at least daily. Also mixed her some plain, unflavored yogurt in with the layer pellets she eats since it was a recommendation and wont exactly 'hurt' if it isn't gleet. I picked up some anti-fungal but wanted to check with other people first before starting that part up.
Thanks all in advance.
Summery Info:
1) What type of bird , age and weight (does the chicken seem or feel lighter or thinner than the others.) Jersey Giant, around 3 years old (hard to compare her to the rest since she is already so much bigger)
2) How long has the bird been exhibiting symptoms? Up to two weeks (not exactly sure)
3) Are other birds exhibiting the same symptoms? No
4) Is there any bleeding, injury, broken bones or other sign of trauma? Redness but no trauma
5) What has the bird been eating and drinking, if at all? No change to the food but the company changed the packaging
6) How does the poop look? Normal? Bloody? Runny? etc. Bit more runny than normal
7) What has been the treatment you have administered so far? Bathed and quarantined so far
8) What is your intent as far as treatment? For example, do you want to treat completely yourself, or do you need help in stabilizing the bird til you can get to a vet? Treating myself (unless it is life-threatening)
9) Describe the housing/bedding in use: Dirt/straw run, cedar shavings in the coop (same as has been since we got them)
9) If you have a picture of the wound or condition, please post it. It may help.