Vent Gleet? UPDATED* fecal test indicates tapeworms and roundworms

[casportpony]

The permethrin won't make them sick like that.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

Thanks a million. I am going to start with water (I have a dropper to try first). Then I'll examine her and give an update!
A SCOBY is a Symbiotic culture of yeast and bacteria made for brewing kombucha, a probiotic drink. I bought her some plain yogurt for after fluids.

 

[casportpony]

Thanks a million. I am going to start with water (I have a dropper to try first). Then I'll examine her and give an update!
A SCOBY is a Symbiotic culture of yeast and bacteria made for brewing kombucha, a probiotic drink. I bought her some plain yogurt for after fluids.

The dropper method is actually not as safe as tubing. How much does she weigh? Six pounds?

 

[ChxLadyCass]

Unfortunately she passed before I got back home. She had lost feathers from her stomach all the way to her vent. It's worth noting I hadn't been examining my hens until this weekend! Didn't know I should! Now it seems they are falling apart! She had very very runny stool that was greenish yellow. She hasn't been laying eggs all winter but I don't think any of my Buff Orpingtons are. Any insight on how to prevent whatever this may be from spreading would be appreciated!

RIP little chicken!

 

[casportpony]

Unfortunately she passed before I got back home. She had lost feathers from her stomach all the way to her vent. It's worth noting I hadn't been examining my hens until this weekend! Didn't know I should! Now it seems they are falling apart! She had very very runny stool that was greenish yellow. She hasn't been laying eggs all winter but I don't think any of my Buff Orpingtons are. Any insight on how to prevent whatever this may be from spreading would be appreciated!

RIP little chicken!

Very sorry for your loss.

A runny green/yellow stool can be sign of a bacterial infection. Would you be up to doing a necropsy on her? They are pretty easy, but it's not for the faint of heart, but I'll attach a manual just in case you decide to try.


As for your other birds, now is probably a good time to get your hands on all of them and make sure all are an adequate weight, and really keep an eye on their poops.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

My brother offered to do one! But I just wanted to lay her to rest and get to the other girls. I will focus on the girls tonight after they roost. Can lice cause an infection? Or was it likely completely unrelated to the lice? I will keep researching and see if there are any signs in anyone else!

 

[casportpony]

My brother offered to do one! But I just wanted to lay her to rest and get to the other girls. I will focus on the girls tonight after they roost. Can lice cause an infection? Or was it likely completely unrelated to the lice? I will keep researching and see if there are any signs in anyone else!

Many times a hen that's ill will have lice because when they are sick, they aren't out dust bathing. Add lice to an already sick bird and they can go downhill very fast.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

That makes sense. Well I will pay extra close attention to health of the two hens that for sure have lice. They were dust bathing today. I gave them all new dirt to bathe in as well. I added ACV to their water and gave them some yogurt with their scratch this evening, just as a precautionary measure. Someone on another thread suggested tylan. Should I have something on hand or is it just too tricky to tell as you said before? At this rate I'm sure I'll be learning a lot more this week!

 

[ChickenCanoe]

...Any insight on how to prevent whatever this may be from spreading would be appreciated!
...

No one can give insight without knowing what killed her.
A necropsy with lab work is the only way to know definitively what it was and then you can have a plan of action.
Here are your state poultry labs. Some states are free, most are inexpensive.

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Colorado

Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Main)
300 West Drake Road, Building C
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1644
Phone: 970-297-1281
IAV-A, BSE, CSF, CWD*, FMD, ISA*, ND, PRV, SCRAPIE, IAV-S*, VHS*, VSV*
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Colorado

Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory-Rocky Ford (Branch)
27847 County Road 21
Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067-9466
Phone: 719-254-6382
CSF, FMD

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That makes sense. Well I will pay extra close attention to health of the two hens that for sure have lice. They were dust bathing today. I gave them all new dirt to bathe in as well. I added ACV to their water and gave them some yogurt with their scratch this evening, just as a precautionary measure. Someone on another thread suggested tylan. Should I have something on hand or is it just too tricky to tell as you said before? At this rate I'm sure I'll be learning a lot more this week!

I wouldn't give Tylan or any other antibiotic if you don't know what's wrong with them. Of all the things that could be wrong, it is a small percentage that antibiotics can cure. Randomly giving antibiotics is what causes superbugs.

 

[ChxLadyCass]

No one can give insight without knowing what killed her.
A necropsy with lab work is the only way to know definitively what it was and then you can have a plan of action.
Here are your state poultry labs. Some states are free, most are inexpensive.

5

Colorado

Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (Main)
300 West Drake Road, Building C
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1644
Phone: 970-297-1281
IAV-A, BSE, CSF, CWD*, FMD, ISA*, ND, PRV, SCRAPIE, IAV-S*, VHS*, VSV*
6

Colorado

Colorado State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory-Rocky Ford (Branch)
27847 County Road 21
Rocky Ford, Colorado 81067-9466
Phone: 719-254-6382
CSF, FMD

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I wouldn't give Tylan or any other antibiotic if you don't know what's wrong with them. Of all the things that could be wrong, it is a small percentage that antibiotics can cure. Randomly giving antibiotics is what causes superbugs.

Wow thank you! I live 20 minutes from Rocky Ford! That is great news! I might give them a call today! I do need to give them wormer though I believe. I have not done that for any of the girls.
@microchick has been giving me advice on that on a different thread! I am looking at Valbzen or WormGuard plus (which is just food grade DE and other things correct?), or SafeGuard. I had not idea this was something else to give chickens! What else am I missing?? Are there any other treatments I should be giving my girls regularly?