Vent gleet?

[NewChickenLady84]

One of my chickens has what I assume to be vent gleet-a very messy bottom with a white/yellow discharge. I checked all the chickens for signs of mites, don’t see any on them. But I have treated like they have them, cleaned the coop completely, dusted all surface areas with food grade DE, added 2% by weight of DE to their food and put some in the spots they dust-bathe in.
I’m going to try and bathe the chicken later today, it’s still kinda cold where I live but I’m probably going to keep her isolated in the garage anyways.
What should I be putting on her bottom, is monistat ok? Some other OTC med? What else should I be doing? And is there some other treatment I can do for mites if this is why she has the problem?

 

[nuthatched]

DE is a respiratory irritant for you and your birds, especially them with their complex respiratory system, it causes necrotic tissue in their lungs that will suffocate them. Please don't use it.
What's their diet?

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

What else should I be doing? And is there some other treatment I can do for mites if this is why she has the problem?

Mites don't cause vent gleet. Gleet is usually a yeast infection from an imbalance in the gut. Sometimes it's caused by a digestive issue, sometimes there is no known cause. Have you checked her crop to make sure it's not slow/sour? Does she seem to be feeling ok despite the messy bottom? Pictures are welcome so we can see what the issue is.

I'd clean up her butt with an epsom salt bath, dry and then apply some monistat twice daily. Adding some probiotics like plain yogurt to her diet might help.

 

[NewChickenLady84]

DE is a respiratory irritant for you and your birds, especially them with their complex respiratory system, it causes necrotic tissue in their lungs that will suffocate them. Please don't use it.
What's their diet?

Their diet is what it’s always been, Purina layena crumbles with free choice grit and oyster shells.

Mites don't cause vent gleet. Gleet is usually a yeast infection from an imbalance in the gut. Sometimes it's caused by a digestive issue, sometimes there is no known cause. Have you checked her crop to make sure it's not slow/sour? Does she seem to be feeling ok despite the messy bottom? Pictures are welcome so we can see what the issue is.

I'd clean up her butt with an epsom salt bath, dry and then apply some monistat twice daily. Adding some probiotics like plain yogurt to her diet might help.

I will try to get some pics of her, it may be hard since I don’t have help and she’s not very social lol.
She’s acting normal, eating and drinking, laying eggs like she normally does, interacting with the rest of the hens.
They don’t get treats often. And when they do they are mealworms. I feed them purina layena crumbles and have been since they started laying almost 3 years ago. They have access to grit and oyster shells, and fresh water.
I went out to check on them (I have 6 adult hens) and it appears another has a poopy butt now too. I’ve read that stress, from illness or parasites, can cause gleet, and that’s why I was thinking maybe there’s mites since I don’t know what else it could be.

 

[NewChickenLady84]

DE is a respiratory irritant for you and your birds, especially them with their complex respiratory system, it causes necrotic tissue in their lungs that will suffocate them. Please don't use it.
What's their diet?

I’ve seen lots of sites that say it’s perfectly fine to use. Then I see sites with info like you responded with. So I don’t really know what to think. I don’t want to do anything harmful to my hens but how am I supposed to know what’s correct?

 

[nuthatched]

I’ve seen lots of sites that say it’s perfectly fine to use. Then I see sites with info like you responded with. So I don’t really know what to think. I don’t want to do anything harmful to my hens but how am I supposed to know what’s correct?

You do real research based on scientific study and not peoples opinion. most blogs, articles, videos are people just parroting others without making sure of their info.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/trouble-in-parasites.78256/

 

[Razzlefrazzle]

Their diet is what it’s always been, Purina layena crumbles with free choice grit and oyster shells.

I will try to get some pics of her, it may be hard since I don’t have help and she’s not very social lol.
She’s acting normal, eating and drinking, laying eggs like she normally does, interacting with the rest of the hens.
They don’t get treats often. And when they do they are mealworms. I feed them purina layena crumbles and have been since they started laying almost 3 years ago. They have access to grit and oyster shells, and fresh water.
I went out to check on them (I have 6 adult hens) and it appears another has a poopy butt now too. I’ve read that stress, from illness or parasites, can cause gleet, and that’s why I was thinking maybe there’s mites since I don’t know what else it could be.

It's good that they are still acting well. I'd double check that the feeders are clean and there is nothing off with the bag of food you have. (I also use layena crumbles and recently got a weird bag that didn't seem up to their usual quality--rock like lumps, whole pieces of corn, some odd colors--it smelled ok, but concerned me enough that I got another bag.)

A heavy worm load can definitely cause a messy butt, and possibly even throw off their system enough to cause gleet. If they haven't been dewormed recently and the messy poop continues I'd get some safeguard and treat your flock.