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GAFarmGirl87 said:
Oh dear, I have a hen with a case of "nasty butt" :( now I have to bring another hen inside.
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what do you do? I have one with it too but it doesn't interfere with anything.. Am I supposed to worry? (Edit: well, not "worry", rather "fuss" over it I guess ;) )
 
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carcar80 said:
what do you do? I have one with it too but it doesn't interfere with anything.. Am I supposed to worry? (Edit: well, not "worry", rather "fuss" over it I guess ;) )
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Well, I'm not sure yet. First, I'm going to bring her inside, wash her butt, and clip any feathers around her vent that won't come clean. I can't leave the house due to the icy roads, so I can't treat her with yogurt (I read this is best treatment). I do have ACV, so I'll give her that.

I have some activia. I wonder if I can give her some of that...?

I read it can be deadly to the chicken if left untreated...
 
carcar80 said:
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Is it Gleet? I've never had to deal with that, but it's an infection of some type and needs treatment. I do have a Wyandotte who gets a little poo on her butt fluff, but that's more cosmetic. I have washed & trimmed her fluff when it's gotten bad, but that's only been once or twice.
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pdx2phx said:
Is it Gleet?  I've never had to deal with that, but it's an infection of some type and needs treatment.  I do have a Wyandotte who gets a little poo on her butt fluff, but that's more cosmetic.  I have washed & trimmed her fluff when it's gotten bad, but that's only been once or twice.
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I'm not sure yet. I won't know until I get her cleaned up. I'm about to do that in a few minutes
 
Okay, I cleaned her up in the tub. A little red on the rump, but no swelling or infection. I had to cut some of her feathers off. I'm still keeping her inside under observation. Giving her yogurt and ACV. I checked the others and found a few dirty butts, but none like hers. I cleaned them up too, so all is well.
 
The real thing to worry about is the poop itself. If it's runny, bloody, and mucus-like (kinda clear with a jelly consistency), then she's got Cocci which COULD kill her if left untreated. Thankfully Gleet itself is essentially a yeast infection, and that one is very easy to fix (with the yogurt). Cocci is the one to worry about, but you see most of the symptoms in the poop itself, or in the chicken acting lethargic and listless. The poop can get stuck to them easily because it's runny, but if you haven't seen other problems, she should be fine.
 
I'm sitting herewith watching these silly ducks. There is one hole in the ice but it's big enough for just one duck so they're now taking TURNS playing in it. Wow!!!
 
DS managed to dislodge this chunk from the very edge earlier!
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