Vent Gleet or something else?

[PhenixJiRa]

Hello!
I have a Chicken that has had missing feathers below her vent for sometime. I thought it was part of the molting process. She seemed to have a very soft molt. She is a little over 1 1/2 years.

Today I noticed the area is red and almost swollen looking. The picture I am providing is after I cleaned her up a bit, so it became more red once I was done.

I can not see a discharge or any swelling of the vent and there is no odor but this area below the vent seems inflamed.

Do you think this is vent gleet or something else?

 

[Lady of McCamley]

It *might* be vent gleet, but I'm not inclined to go there without noticeable discharge. Vent gleet tends to be messy. It *could* be a mild case. If so, feed her yogurt and spray her bum with something like tinactin spray.

It could be a slow regrowth from molt. I do see pin feathers.

If you have a rooster, it can be mating damage. Some of my hens have bare bums...they are the rooster's favorites.

Sometimes if you have heavy parasite load with a lot of diarrhea, the feathers can be damaged.

And last but not least, check for parasites. An infestation of lice/mites can cause feather picking damage.

Good luck figuring out what this is. Sometimes I have a hen who tends to bare bum and never figure out a cause (but usually it is rooster damage).

LofMc

 

[PhenixJiRa]

It *might* be vent gleet, but I'm not inclined to go there without noticeable discharge. Vent gleet tends to be messy. It *could* be a mild case. If so, feed her yogurt and spray her bum with something like tinactin spray.

It could be a slow regrowth from molt. I do see pin feathers.

If you have a rooster, it can be mating damage. Some of my hens have bare bums...they are the rooster's favorites.

Sometimes if you have heavy parasite load with a lot of diarrhea, the feathers can be damages.

And last but not least, check for parasites. An infestation of lice/mites can cause feather picking damage.

Good luck figuring out what this is. Sometimes I have a hen who tends to bare bum and never figure out a cause (but usually it is rooster damage).

LofMc

Thank you for the help! Great ideas for me to watch out for. I don’t have a rooster so that’s out. Later in the day the redness went away. I was wondering if those were pin feathers. My other hen had them but not quite like this and not in that location. Thanks again!