Hi Sorry this may be somewhat long - appreciate any advice I have a 2+ year old hen that I noticed was smelling sour and had runny bottom. Rhode Island red hen. I have now pretty much cleared up the vent gleet. -imbalance of the normal occurring bacteria in the digestive system. The yellow is urates and/or egg matter. Her gleet vent is slowly going down and getting better with treatment but she is still having issues pooping and to top it off, her crop is fairly firm even when empty. Sam P 83; Oct 5, 2023; Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures; 2. Just give her a wash up. (I actually think the meds were at times counter productive). Hello! We recently got some quail, around July. Oct 12, 2023. I had noticed this a. Vent Gleet in Chickens: Identify, Causes, Treatment & Prevention 4K Total Shares. It's also good to cover up any little blood spots on combs/wattles to keep them from getting pecked, since nustock is yellow. Pictures & Stories of My Chickens. 1. View attachment 1801731 SMH They got better but three weeks later, the nasty butts have returned. It's a fungal thing and like most fungal things, left untreated, becomes a bigger issue. Please help. Use an antifungal cream on the bird’s vent after soaking and cleaning the bird, Canesten cream is safe to use on chickens. Hello everyone, I have a leghorn hen that is 2 year & 9 months old and today she was acting very lethargic with her feathers down, tail down. Vent Gleet is also referred to as an avian yeast infection, cloacitis, thrush, mycosis and fungal Infection. Quick exam revealed a stuck, shelled egg. Sep 19, 2022 #3 Tookie. Be sure to treat roosting bars, nooks/crannies and nesting boxes too. That is Nystatin that you can buy online. She seems to be eating and walking around just fine. Forums. I do see pin feathers. Replies 17 Views 638. I agree with @ChickyChook22, the diarrhea is probably caused by pumpkin. adding 2-4 Tablespoons/gallon of apple cider vinegar with the 'mother' (such as Bragg's) to their water (non metal container please!) give each affected hen 1 Tablespoon of plain unflavored yogurt per day. Vent gleet tends to be messy. There are scaly leg mites in the pictures. I tried electrolytes in the water as well as apple cider vinegar. Some of the most common. I have tried everything that I can think of and everything that my online chicken Facebook friends recommended. Vent Gleet is also referred to as an avian yeast infection, cloacitis, thrush, mycosis and fungal Infection. I would be wary about giving something orally because if you don't know what you are doing it can go into the lungs and drown them. Keep a close eye on any cuts or scrapes. That's what you see on the ground. Vent gleet is usually a nasty, smelly discharge from the vent. Cloacitis, commonly referred to as vent gleet, is the inflammation of the chicken's cloaca. Prevent laying by keeping in darkened area, change feed to non layer feed. Chick starter is fine or you can use an All Flock to feed your chickens of all ages (chicks and adults). Keeping the vent clean daily is helpful. Just found a 1. This fluid smells hideously acrid and unpleasant. Vent Gleet is often related to a combination of stress and a latent bowel infection when several birds of either sex are affected. A Messy, Whitish Discharge Around the Vent Area This is the most prominent sign. It isn't a specific disease but more of a gastrointestinal condition that can be caused by a number of different reasons, including many types of organisms (fungi, protozoa, parasites, yeast, and bacteria). If it stinks, vent gleet is like a yeast infection in chickens, so if that's what it is, she needs probiotics. The NFC B-Day Chat Thread. My vet has me giving her Metronidazole, . I would just clean off the bottoms, pull off poops, trim if necessary, and dry them. Our neighbors who has had chickens since forever gave us antibiotics for our chickens and their nasty butts. Wyorp Rock. ”1 Prolapse is a very serious condition that can be treated if caught early, but is likely to recur. If the hen no longer has the infection, and has resumed laying, I think the eggs are fine to eat. Her crop has been feeling empty each time I have checked but she has been eating and. What I did is fill an empty gallon water bottle with warm soapy (dawn soap) water and poured it on it's bottom and then rinsed it with warm water. Back story: added some new flock members from 2 different NPIP breeders and acquired a mite infestation (the little black dot variety). She has been struggling with what we assume to ve vent gleet for over one year. Jan 11, 2018. But she could also be suffering from a reproductive infection or disorder. coli and it's what's causing this. I’ve given copper sulfate, tried thrush cream in the vent for a whole week. She was at the vet on the 24th. of course, we don't mind photos if you wish to take those. She is only drinking water not eating (she usually is the first to any food in the morning) and acting strange, only standing still in one spot. 1. Then dry the legs and then apply vaseline or a thick oil to her legs twice a week. She will lay in the grass on her side from time to time. I was watching my 5 older chickens this morning and, when Jewel puffed up to poop, I saw that her backside was bright red. (Solutions Used For Poultry, 2008) Copper sulfate in a single dose of greater than 1 gram is fatal. Vent gleet can affect poultry quite severely. Prolapsed Vent. I looked at the birds and the Barred Rock (approx one year old) was gory around her vent so I separated her into a smaller a-frame coop in the garage away from the rest of the flock. 11. The NFC B-Day Chat Thread. True vent gleet is caused by yeast overgrowth. This solution will help cut through the discharge and droppings. Attachments. This type of Vent Gleet is more likely to occur during the heat of. The swelling of the abdomen may be from a reproductive problem. Often the first signs of this infection can appear at the vent. Clean the vent area daily with warm water and a mild detergent like Dawn dish soap. She has tons of feathers missing, super red vent area and below (it is also bulging) her owner said she had white oozy stuff out her vent. . 0:00 / 4:06 Vent Gleet in Chickens- What is it, and what should you do about it? Southland Organics 741 subscribers Subscribe 8. Probiotics in. While very labor intensive, an Epsom salt flush can get the mold spores out of the chickens' systems. If you have a rooster, it can be mating damage. 2. Constipated chicken with gleet vent. I’ve attached two photos one is of her rear and the other is a side pic that shows her swelling (note how low her feathers are hanging around the vent area, this is because of the swelling). When we were carrying one over we noticed she smelled terrible - like rotten terrible. The store should have it under there generic label. The abdomen should be disinfected with betadine or chlorhexidene before inserting the needle. About 600 mg. Take some pictures of what comes out. She may have infection, hard to know. Constipated chicken with gleet vent. Often giving it orally can be of benefit as well. jpeg. She was also given fluids, meloxicam, and. 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. In 10 days, you might want to worm again with Safe-guard Liquid wormer or Safe-guard paste, or with Valbazen liquid. Chicken with vent gleet. Pictures & Stories of My Chickens. . Think it might be vent gleet Which is basically thrush. She isn't getting better. There are a few ways to deal with the mites, but the better ones, at least the ones avoiding lots of harsh chemicals or medications, involve you cleaning lots of stuff. D3E1B6D2-369B-4E37-BE94-E379FDCDC27D. In one of the photos, I am seeing some dirty feathers at the bottom towards the chest. It sounds like your first chicken had possibly suffered a prolapsed vent, but may have been vent pecked and that can lead to cannibalism where others peck at the red prolapse, and may pull out the intestines or oviduct throught the cloaca. In waterfowl, it may be associated with lack of access to water in which to defecate while swimming. The first day I just noticed the limping, yesterday I picked her up. Secondly consider a warm butt bath, towel dry afterward and apply one of the following medications: Clotrimazole (Lotrimin and Mycelex) or Miconazole (Monistat and Micatin). I’ve given copper sulfate, tried thrush cream in the vent for a whole week. Make sure to give her clean water to avoid bacteria growing inside her. My favorite hen is about 6 months old. Dose is 57mg per pound of weight given orally twice a day for 7-10 days. 2. Chicken vent gleet #805664. Vent Gleet is a chronic disease of the cloaca, also called the "vent" ,"butt", or as my 5 year old sons suggests "The Tweeter". It's a yeast/fungal infection of the cloaca. I have been trying to rid my chicken of Gleet. Feel inside the vent for an egg. If they continue to be exposed to that, it won't clear up. Forums. Droppings will scald the vent area, with loss of feathers, and there may be a continuous drippage of urates and poop. These hens eventually die from EYP. . Tookie. If you don’t already know, the vent is the place on your chicken where it expels both waste and eggs. Hello everyone, I just woke up this morning to let my 3 chickens out and they were all completely fine. . Linda62. image. Hi. If you have a rooster, it can be mating damage. Vent Gleet. Some try antibiotics if they have them. We have been giving her bottom a good epsom salt rinsing every day, we cut the feathers around her tail end to assist with that, we have been putting Miconazole Nitrate Vaginal Cream (a generic Lotrimin) on and around her vent, and we were feeding her greek yogurt as well. Pictures & Stories of My Chickens. Warning posting pictures. I would clean her up well, trim the feathers a bit so the urates (white) is not sticking to those. I would get calcium citrate +D3 and give her one tablet once a day to help her expel any more eggs that may be coming. . I do have a picture for reference if needed but it is not for weak stomachs. By the way, I suggest you limit the electrolytes to only very hot days or emergencies where it's used to treat for shock. Neither ACV or fermented food is necessary to prevent vent gleet. Constipated chicken with gleet vent. :oops: This hen was treated for worms, coccidiosis, and bacterial infection. Flystrike is extremely dangerous and maggots may become internalized. Raccoon attacked Goose. Vent Gleet in Chickens – Causes and Treatments Options. This type of Vent Gleet is more likely to occur during the heat of summer associated with heat stress. . 8. 26. loss of feathers below vent. Northeast Connecticut. Sam P 83; Oct 5, 2023; Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures; 2. I then get her inside in a warm bath up to her vent, I sit with her and keep a close eye. Cannibalism may start as pecking of feathers, and can progress to vent pecking, or severe injuries. every other day with apple cider vinegar. One of the eggs was kind of bloody. A few of our chickens came down with a yeast infection. . In her case, I did take a fresh stool sample to a vet for testing. Look closer into those. She is hanging in there. A full-grown bird may suffer from vent gleet due to the consumption of moldy food, stress, or other illness. If so, feed her yogurt and spray her bum with something like tinactin spray. But she doesn't really have white discharge from her vent, and it doesn't smell as bad as what I read it should. October 11, 2022 Back to blog In baby chicks, pasty butt (a. The enlarged belly. 6 KB · Views: 3. Thanks so much NicoleA Prolapsed vent is exposed tissue with part of the oviduct hanging out and an emergency, while vent gleet is *usually* a fungal/yeast infection with inflammation and discharge. Latest: Marie2020; 14 minutes ago; Pictures & Stories of My Chickens. The vent area becomes very red and swollen with a white, runny discharge as well as crusty poo. I don't know anything about the cream you have in the photo so couldn't say if you can use that or not. Vent Gleet in male chickens is usually as a result of stress related cloacitis and often involves constipation. I would not use it on. She gurgles at times. Just to let you know--Wazine only treats roundworms, and chickens get several more that can cause problems. I think my hen may have vent gleet and I'm searching for pictures of what a vent with vent gleet might look like - and I can't find any. The vent must be kept clean of yeasty deposits. A Foul Smell Vent gleet in chickens is a fungal infection of the cloaca, usually caused by the fungus Candida albicans. I was thinking it was getting better, then today she’s done a poo with bright white in it. Vetericyn wound spray or chlorhexidene are good to spray on the wound to disinfect it. Do you happen to have any antibiotics on hand, an old prescription for a family member, perhaps?Photos (graphic) to follow. 26. I add probiotics to their water daily to help keep the bad bacteria away. Welcome To BYC!:frow Can you please post photos of your hen, her poop and her vent? Thanks! I've been treating with monostat religiously for weeks. Vent gleet is basically a chicken yeast infection, and can be coupled with a smelly, puss-like discharge. Vent gleet is the infection and inflammation of the cloaca. Thus the scab. Can anyone here. I have my chickens on fermented food and apple cider vinegar in their water. Then there's the photo of the lump under her vent. Oct. New posts Search forums. cloacitis) occurs when a chicken's cloaca becomes inflamed. I think one of my hens has vent gleet - from reading the posts and searching the archives. I don't use antibiotics for gleet as they don't seem to do any good, whereas the antifungal cream does the job well. The primary prevention of vent gleet is simply keeping things clean, such as the coop, food, and water. Regularly check your flock's butts for an accumulation of feces and clean if necessary. Replies 17 Views 822. Pictures & Stories of My Chickens. New posts New media New articles New media comments New article comments New profile posts Latest activity New showcase items. Put it on her vent that looks like the harden poop, give it a good coating. Once an instance of vent gleet has been affirmed, it should be dealt with starting with an intensive purging of the vent. Do the treatment for prolapse then put an antibiotic ointment "without" any painkiller in it. If the feed was moldy or spoiled, yes, it could possibly cause vent gleet - it can also cause a chicken to get sick or die. The only way, though, to be certain of a crop disorder is to check the crop first thing in the morning before the hen eats anything. So, two of my chickens have this poopy butt. Can you wash the vent and take some photos? Has she had a prolapse? Reply. Replies 17 Views 794. Night Owls and Insomniacs. Some of the most common reasons for vent gleet are acute stressors, bowel infection or hormone fluctuations. If that doesn't do the trick you can try adding acidified copper sulfate to her water for a few days. He’s. Sam P 83; Oct 5, 2023; Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures; 2. Forums. Sep 2, 2020. Help with possible vent gleet!. May 2, 2023. Poppy has bad vent gleet last year. It is best to stay with your original thread so that everyone who reads knows what has been suggested. Still having a lot of clear fluid with it. You won't need a lot, maybe the equivalent of 1/2 tsp. Wash daily until you have this under control. The type used for athlete's foot or vaginal thrush. •stress. 3rd Soft Egg. What we don’t picture, when we get. She seems to have a problem with her vent. Calcium citrate. Her vent looks dry, and isn’t seeping that clear drainage, but she’s still expelling a lot of the clear, with particles in it. The feathers surrounding the vent and. Yes, this is as yucky as it sounds. Gleet caused by bacterial infections may persist for weeks or months and be resistant to the usual treatments. Pale and dry comb. Runny droppings or drippy vents are common. If your chicken’s diet is high in carbohydrates and low in fiber, it increases the level of glucose in your chicken’s body, and also spikes the amount of yeast in your chicken’s body and vent area. Explores the world of chickens from raising chicks. The yellow is urates and/or egg matter. She has a build up of crust inside the vent. Got all the maggots out and have cleaned one time with hydrogen-peroxide. Soak the bird in a solution of epsom salts and warm water, clean the bird’s vent using this solution, do this every day. Vent gleet isn't usually transmissible, but if there's something stressing the flock, it can definitely spread. Cannibalism stems from aggressive behavior of chickens and turkeys that may begin with feather pecking by socially dominant birds. I scrub their waterers every morning with dawn dish soap but saw pink bacteria still forming in small crevices of the waterers when I go to wash them, so I believe the vent gleet may have developed from that. I can't tell you how long it's been going on because she is a very fluffy bottom hen. What causes vent gleet in chickens? Since the vent is the intersection of the digestive, reproductive and urinary tracts, there are plenty of reasons for why it may get infected. Often characterized by a collection of red tissue hanging out of the hen’s posterior, prolapse vent is easily treatable. I have never dealt with it in my flock but a friend's hen had it for what seemed like years. Hen squatting and trying to poop, but having trouble! Help! Latest: The Welch Chickens; 3 minutes ago; Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures. Vent gleet can. Then, in the afternoon, my 2 year & 10 month old female easter egger, started to have her tail down, eye closed but she still wanted to eat and could peck. Detection: Vent gleet is usually detected upon visual inspection of the bird as the vent area will have soiled feathers that have chalky (dried urates) or yellowish discharge. . The vent of a bird that is egg-bound will be clean but the vent will be sealed-off because an egg is stuck there. If your chickens are. Sweet Letter From The. It helps a little, but it's winter (in brutally cold Iowa) and I'm. Definitely sounds more eggbound, try feeding her a little oatmeal mush with olive oil. New posts Search forums. This will alleviate a lot of the itchng and burning and make them more comfortable. Then for 8 hours per day she can be in light, to eat and drink. One of my ISA browns (almost a year old) has had a very messy bottom. It is making the rounds of all of them. I had treated my 2 old birds for vent gleet by cleaning their bums and giving probiotics and vitamins. Less protein, like corn, lettuce, ( not sure what works for ducks) 5. It is also called cloacitis because it. Also known as cloacitis or thrush, vent gleet is a fungal infection that, as the name suggests, shows its presence at the vent. 3. Swelling can also be. If your chickens are facing the same, then don’t worry. k. Note the white discharge on her vent. In reality, what I’ve experienced is that vent gleet is usually a bacterial or fungal infection that causes irritation to the vent, and usually is accompanied by white/yellowish discharge. prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone. Top 6 Utterly Cute Chicken Breeds (with Pictures) 23K Total Shares. Farmers market. Her vent looks a bit red, but not too much like vent gleet. I uploaded a pic to see if that can be confirmed - had already trimmed the feathers away from under the vent when taking the pics. Chicken vent gleet, also known as cloacitis or thrush, is a fungal infection of chickens’ digestive and reproductive systems. Vent prolapses are often caused by having trouble laying an egg. I am seeing what looks on a photograph to be white clumps at the base of some feathers. . The next day we gave her a bath and I realized she’s covered in mites. adding 2-4 Tablespoons/gallon of apple. She has the same dark ring with the caked on white stuff. Oct 12, 2023. Feel free to reply here with photos, questions, or updates. Using probiotics in the diet and a little plain Greek yogurt can help replace the good bacteria in the intestines. It seems like she has vent gleet (bad smell, whitish discharge, messy feathers) although she also has a small squishy lump right under her vent. Treatment for mild to moderate is feeding the hen yogurt and spraying her bum with tinactin or similar lotrimin spray. I also sprayed Betadine on the vent and on the skin below the vent to kill the fungus on her external tissue. Yesterday poop was pellet like and today little runny. 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. Hopefully soon enough her egg laying troubles will go away. . The vent area may also be red and inflamed. Since you're already doing above and beyond considering the extra symptoms, I would give it a few days as Corid, deworming, and vent gleet treatments are enough right now for you to wait a few days after you're done with those to note any improvement or. Latest: Rambling Iris; 8 minutes ago; Random Ramblings. I believe she also was pecked around her vent as its red and slightly inflamed. Oct 12, 2023. My girl was at deaths door. - agreed with avoiding preparation-H. Mar 24, 2021. ). 5 ml at a time and let them swallow it, repeat til the whole dose is given. I have been giving epsom salt baths and O3 cream. You should be able to fix this, but it must be a two-pronged attack. I have a Silkie that I believe has Vent Gleet. yes, this is unpleasant. Definitely sounds more eggbound, try feeding her a little oatmeal mush with olive oil. I am attaching photos. The first signs of the condition often appear at the vent, where a whitish discharge can smell. Wyorp Rock. 11 months. Got all the maggots out and have cleaned one time with hydrogen-peroxide. My major concern is the large amount of necrotic tissue around the vent. Doc said not necessary, but OK to use hairdryer on low on the feathers surrounding, not directly on the vent (and if we do that we'll do it after putting ointment on her vent) - honey is a good anti-inflammatory and is fine to put on between baths although can be messy. Make sure that she is drinking well. If she has gleet, you may want to give her an antifungal Medistatin powder in her water. She's separated from the flock now. Dose this for 5 to 7 days. Their otherwise fluffy butt is all cluttered and has a nasty smell. Expert Response. Try fermenting her feed its good for the whole flock, especially if they have runny poo as it helps build up the good bacteria in her digestive system. Use as the sole water source during the course of the disease outbreak. Using a latex glove and some KY, very gently insert your finger into the vent. She had it at the vet many times to no avail. She seems to often be preening back there, and when she does, her vent squelches (sorry for the detail). It comes with a plastic syringe (of sorts) that you fill with the cream and then insert into the vent of the chicken. I agree, it does not look like vent gleet. There also could be some ascites fluid inside. One of the reasons vent gleet occurs is when the p. Giving the bird an apple cider. 8. She seems to have released the rest of the crust build up. #7. Vent Gleet is often related to a combination of stress and a latent bowel infection when several birds of either sex are affected. How it works. Here are some photos: you can see some of the yellow substance on her vent. Pictures & Stories of My Chickens. Vent Gleet is often related to a combination of stress and a latent bowel infection when several birds of either sex are affected. As mentioned, there are some quite distinctive symptoms including the sticky paste around your hen’s vent, but there are some other things to look out for too: Crusting on your hen’s tail feathers. . Symptoms: Dirty Tail Feathers, Paste-Like Discharge, Unpleasant Smell. Neither ACV or fermented food is necessary to prevent vent gleet. This is 2/14 chickens. Do you think my hen has vent gleet? She is acting ok, no smell, and there is a lot of white sticky stuff dripping down. Prolapse vent in chickens, also known as prolapsed oviduct, blow-out, cloacal prolapse, or pickout,. I am new to chickens all together and could use some suggestions. It’s not vent gleet. Oct 12, 2023. The medical term is cloacitis, meaning inflammation of the cloaca, the opening from which chickens pee, poop, and lay eggs.