What prevents pasty butt?

[casportpony]

OK, thank you very much. New to the chicks and I love them!! Will keep close eye on her.

Here is a good example of a hen with a poopy butt and "gleet". Pictures are of poop and vent, so I will put them in a spoiler in case these types of pictures bother people.

Spoiler: Poop/Vent Pictures

This is before cleaning


After cleaning

 

[casportpony]

This vent looks healthy to me:

Spoiler: Healthy Vent

 

[ToniTalley]

I had to deal with gleet, what I did was to make an epsom salt bath in a small tub and held the hen in it so her vent was under water. After a 5 minute soak I cleaned off all the gunk, then sprayed her butt area with fungicide (athletes foot spray). I put a tablespoon of vinegar in their waterer on most days, and gave them a glob of yogurt into their treat dish daily. After a week of epson salt baths and fungicide treatments, she was over it. Another hen also had vent gleet, but was able to get over it in only two days of treatment. Get a good pair of rubber gloves. I give yogurt at least once a week now to keep their gut in shape, and so far so good.

 

[nightowl223]

As long as your pullet has a healthy looking vent, with no reddened cloaca (inside part of vent) like the pics in post #21, she probably just needs the feathers around her vent trimmed so there's a clear path for the poop to get out through. Several breeds that have extra fluffy bottoms, for lack of a better term, often need a good trimming. Just don't do it while they're molting and putting on new feathers, because the new feathers can bleed if they're cut before they've fullly emerged from the coating around their base.

 

[casportpony]

As long as your pullet has a healthy looking vent, with no reddened cloaca (inside part of vent) like the pics in post #21, she probably just needs the feathers around her vent trimmed so there's a clear path for the poop to get out through. Several breeds that have extra fluffy bottoms, for lack of a better term, often need a good trimming. Just don't do it while they're molting and putting on new feathers, because the new feathers can bleed if they're cut before they've fullly emerged from the coating around their base.

Excellent post!

 

[nightowl223]

Excellent post!

Thanks. I have Light Brahmas and Banty Cochins, both of which are bad about needing trimmed, lol, so I learned this many moons ago.

 

[Karebare]

Excellent post![/QUOTEThank you for taking the time to help this newbie! Happy New Year!

 

[Karebare]

Thanks. I have Light Brahmas and Banty Cochins, both of which are bad about needing trimmed, lol, so I learned this many moons ago.

This was a light brahma. Also have Buff Orpingtons. She got a good butt trimming! LOL. Happy New Year!!

 

[nightowl223]

We were all newbies at one time. And there were usually people there to help US learn how the whole chicken keeping thing works, so I figure it's only right to pay it forward.

 

[Karebare]

We were all newbies at one time. And there were usually people there to help US learn how the whole chicken keeping thing works, so I figure it's only right to pay it forward.

Thank you so much!!!