- May 5, 2016
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I have a white leghorn hen named Marilyn, 5 yrs old, with a very pasty rear end. I have soaked her in warm water and some Dawn a couple of times to remove the worst of it and trimmed the remaining "glued" together feathers and it improved temporarily. Now she is getting pasty again and just looks like she doesn't feel well. She is still eating and does her "chicken thing" each day, but as the day wears on, she looks like she feels worse and worse. Her laying had slowed down, but now has stopped altogether. Could this be vent gleet? I have read numerous treatments, but they are all so different, I don't know which way to go. Any advice would be most appreciated. It breaks my heart to see her this way. Thank you!