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Post by crickett on Jul 18, 2014 8:48:37 GMT -5
Why do my Buff Orpingtons keep getting this?
Any of y'alls chickens had problems with Vent Gleet?
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Post by blood on Jul 18, 2014 8:55:18 GMT -5
Why do my Buff Orpingtons keep getting this? Any of y'alls chickens had problems with Vent Gleet? That's horrible, alcoholic chickens! |
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Post by crickett on Jul 18, 2014 10:49:19 GMT -5
Why do my Buff Orpingtons keep getting this? Any of y'alls chickens had problems with Vent Gleet? That's horrible, alcoholic chickens!  |
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Post by jeffraines on Jul 18, 2014 14:15:23 GMT -5
Nope,mine have never had that.
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Post by jmffish on Jul 18, 2014 18:09:06 GMT -5
okay I don't have any but I found this info.....
Causes
-ingesting moldy or spoiled food-especially corn
-contaminated water
-unsanitary conditions
-sour crop
-imbalance of the normal occurring bacteria in the digestive system also known as the normal flora
-can occur after the use of oral antibiotics
-mating with an infected hen
Symptoms can vary from case to case but include
-white discharge from the vent
-missing or soiled feathers around the vent
-sour crop
-red or swollen vent- can be bloody if severe case
-loose stools
-decrease or cessation of egg laying
-depression
-decreased appetite or increased appetite
-loss of weight
-Whitish patches/lesions in the mouth
-pasting of vent feathers
-swollen bloated abdomen
Treatment:
-Bathe the chicken to help cleanse and soothe the affected area.
-Nystatin liquid suspension provided by the vet to be given orally is very effective for 7-10 days.
-Anti-fungal creams like those used for athlete's feet applied topically twice daily to the vent area for 14 days.
-Garlic cloves, 1 per gallon, added to their water supply can be helpful as well.
-During treatment, avoid feeding your chickens foods that have a high water content and can cause watery stools, such watermelon.
Prevention
-Acidify their digestive tract and crop by adding 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with the "mother" to each gallon of their drinking water. Be sure to use plastic waterers as the vinegar will cause the metal ones to rust.
-Add probiotics to their diet by enriching their food or feeding them plain unsweetened yogurt with live and active cultures once per week. This helps to restore the balance of the normal flora.
-Clean the waterers regularly with distilled vinegar.
-Keep the coop and run clean.
-Practice good hygiene. Keep the coop and run clean and dry.
-Never feed the chickens kitchen scraps you would not eat yourself.
-Keep chicken feed dry and stored in weather tight metal garbage cans.
-Discard any questionable or moldy feed.
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Post by jmfauver on Jul 18, 2014 20:27:18 GMT -5
Umm, I don't inspect my chickens vents, so I wouldn't have a clue.
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Post by blood on Jul 19, 2014 8:02:29 GMT -5
Umm, I don't inspect my chickens vents, so I wouldn't have a clue. LOL!!! |
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Post by crickett on Jul 19, 2014 8:37:43 GMT -5
okay I don't have any but I found this info..... Causes -ingesting moldy or spoiled food-especially corn -contaminated water -unsanitary conditions -sour crop -imbalance of the normal occurring bacteria in the digestive system also known as the normal flora -can occur after the use of oral antibiotics -mating with an infected hen Symptoms can vary from case to case but include -white discharge from the vent -missing or soiled feathers around the vent -sour crop -red or swollen vent- can be bloody if severe case -loose stools -decrease or cessation of egg laying -depression -decreased appetite or increased appetite -loss of weight -Whitish patches/lesions in the mouth -pasting of vent feathers -swollen bloated abdomen Treatment: -Bathe the chicken to help cleanse and soothe the affected area. -Nystatin liquid suspension provided by the vet to be given orally is very effective for 7-10 days. -Anti-fungal creams like those used for athlete's feet applied topically twice daily to the vent area for 14 days. -Garlic cloves, 1 per gallon, added to their water supply can be helpful as well. -During treatment, avoid feeding your chickens foods that have a high water content and can cause watery stools, such watermelon. Prevention -Acidify their digestive tract and crop by adding 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar with the "mother" to each gallon of their drinking water. Be sure to use plastic waterers as the vinegar will cause the metal ones to rust. -Add probiotics to their diet by enriching their food or feeding them plain unsweetened yogurt with live and active cultures once per week. This helps to restore the balance of the normal flora. -Clean the waterers regularly with distilled vinegar. -Keep the coop and run clean. -Practice good hygiene. Keep the coop and run clean and dry. -Never feed the chickens kitchen scraps you would not eat yourself. -Keep chicken feed dry and stored in weather tight metal garbage cans. -Discard any questionable or moldy feed. Thank you. I have been giving them yogurt. This is the 3rd chicken to get it. My guess is moldy feed. We had some give to us that was in a huge blue barrel. It was wet around the outer edges. Umm, I don't inspect my chickens vents, so I wouldn't have a clue. Idjit When your hens start walking around with their tail feathers all matted together with nasty white stuff you'll know what I'm talking about. |
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Post by jmfauver on Jul 19, 2014 9:11:24 GMT -5
Ummm, my hens didn't seem too concerned with my vent yesterday when the stomach bug was upon me, so they are own their own.  |
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Post by jmffish on Jul 19, 2014 11:54:15 GMT -5
Ummm, my hens didn't seem too concerned with my vent yesterday when the stomach bug was upon me, so they are own their own. now I know where that mushroom cloud came from.... |
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Post by jmfauver on Jul 19, 2014 11:55:25 GMT -5
Ummm, my hens didn't seem too concerned with my vent yesterday when the stomach bug was upon me, so they are own their own. now I know where that mushroom cloud came from.... It weren't no cloud brotha; Trust me.  |
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Post by jmffish on Jul 19, 2014 17:23:10 GMT -5
now I know where that mushroom cloud came from.... It weren't no cloud brotha; Trust me.  |
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Post by jeffraines on Jul 20, 2014 18:37:47 GMT -5
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Post by crickett on Jul 21, 2014 8:13:56 GMT -5
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Post by jmffish on Jul 21, 2014 16:31:00 GMT -5
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Post by blood on Jul 22, 2014 4:37:23 GMT -5
Chicken mayo!
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Post by jmffish on Jul 22, 2014 13:23:50 GMT -5
that is just wrong on so many levels....  |
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Post by crickett on Jul 22, 2014 14:16:06 GMT -5
Back on topic......
My chicken is doing better after eating a yogurt & chick feed mash for a few days.
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Post by blood on Jul 22, 2014 16:39:45 GMT -5
Back on topic...... My chicken is doing better after eating a yogurt & chick feed mash for a few days. Yogurt is just about a miracle ain't it..... |
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Post by jmffish on Jul 24, 2014 13:46:50 GMT -5
Back on topic...... My chicken is doing better after eating a yogurt & chick feed mash for a few days.   |
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