Worms and dirty butt

[Goldie7]

Hi,

I've got a silver cochen who's butt looks terrible. I'll try to post a picture. She's white/ silver and it looks like she has black diarrhea on her butt. It seems she's been like this since I got her from my daughter, who says it's going to get nasty again as soon as I clean it. But none of my other birds / cochens look this way.

On another note a could weeks back I found round worms in my eggers poop. I have them the 3 ml in a gallon of water for about 5 days. I've read here and there that it doesn't work. I will say though that their poops look better and I'm getting more eggs.

Could this be why get butt looks terrible?

Thoughts on whether I should give them dewormer again?

Thank you!!

 

[rosemarythyme]

What wormer specifically are you using? Not all wormers can be used mixed into a waterer, i.e. Safeguard paste for goats has to be direct dosed, it's not water soluble.

Some birds have messy bottoms regardless if they have worms or not, or what they're eating, or if they're actively laying or not. She might be one of those if no one else in the flock has similar issues.

I'd try trimming down the fluff under the vent to minimize the build up.

 

[Goldie7]

What wormer specifically are you using? Not all wormers can be used mixed into a waterer, i.e. Safeguard paste for goats has to be direct dosed, it's not water soluble.

Some birds have messy bottoms regardless if they have worms or not, or what they're eating, or if they're actively laying or not. She might be one of those if no one else in the flock has similar issues.

I'd try trimming down the fluff under the vent to minimize the build up.

It's way to trim the silver coaching down do you think? I've not ever done any of this before so. I don't want to hurt her. I was going to give her a good Epson bath too

 

[rosemarythyme]

It's way to trim the silver coaching down do you think? I've not ever done any of this before so. I don't want to hurt her.

(I'm trying to figure out what the first sentence says and failing at it...)

No trimming doesn't hurt. If you've never done it before, have someone hold the bird securely (or wrap her in a towel to minimize movement) and then take a pair of scissors and trim about 1/2" out from the skin, starting with the obviously soiled area and maybe a little bit out from there. I usually do it by myself and I trim down a lot closer but you can work up to that once you're used to it.

 

[Goldie7]

(I'm trying to figure out what the first sentence says and failing at it...)

No trimming doesn't hurt. If you've never done it before, have someone hold the bird securely (or wrap her in a towel to minimize movement) and then take a pair of scissors and trim about 1/2" out from the skin, starting with the obviously soiled area and maybe a little bit out from there. I usually do it by myself and I trim down a lot closer but you can work up to that once you're used to it.

I don't have to be concerned about the other girls pecking her? I'm going to have to figure out how to do it myself. My husband isn't as helpful as I thought he would be.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I don't have to be concerned about the other girls pecking her? I'm going to have to figure out how to do it myself. My husband isn't as helpful as I thought he would be.

A trimmed butt shouldn't cause pecking or bullying in a typical flock.

I actually find it faster to trim alone than with help, since I have full control over how the chicken is positioned. If doing a trim solo, it would be easiest to wrap her snugly in a towel or something first, then place her on a stool or some sort of taller platform where you can easily see her rear while standing. Then what I do (this is technically for an unrestrained bird but should work the same) is I use my off forearm to "weigh down" the bird while pulling up on her tail slightly with my off hand, so I can see everything around and below the vent area, and then the dominant hand does the trimming.

 

[Goldie7]

A trimmed butt shouldn't cause pecking or bullying in a typical flock.

I actually find it faster to trim alone than with help, since I have full control over how the chicken is positioned. If doing a trim solo, it would be easiest to wrap her snugly in a towel or something first, then place her on a stool or some sort of taller platform where you can easily see her rear while standing. Then what I do (this is technically for an unrestrained bird but should work the same) is I use my off forearm to "weigh down" the bird while pulling up on her tail slightly with my off hand, so I can see everything around and below the vent area, and then the dominant hand does the trimming.

Thank you! I'm going to do this after I give her the Epsom and Dawn bath. Then, I need to deworm them. I had been using the safeguard goat in water.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Thank you! I'm going to do this after I give her the Epsom and Dawn bath. Then, I need to deworm them. I had been using the safeguard goat in water.

With that product you'll need to get a weight on the birds and then direct dose each one according to weight (0.23 ml per 1 lb of bird) - I found it easiest to do it at night off the roost, so there's no need to catch them for it.

 

[Goldie7]

With that product you'll need to get a weight on the birds and then direct dose each one according to weight (0.23 ml per 1 lb of bird) - I found it easiest to do it at night off the roost, so there's no need to catch them for it.

Right, then I do it that one time for round worms. Withdraw eggs for 10 days then do again and wait 10 days for eggs .I have it written down somewhere lol

 

[Goldie7]

Right, then I do it that one time for round worms. Withdraw eggs for 10 days then do again and wait 10 days for eggs .I have it written down somewhere lol

It seems like everyone says something different