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I’m glad Fern could help! Her recovery was fast once I got in the groove with her treatment. I think she went back outside after a week. The baths helped a lot; messy butt = irritated butt. She’s doing great a few weeks later but I did notice some poopy eggs the past day or two. Hope your girl...

Fancy! It looks so nice! That’s a really smart use of space.

…are we supposed to be using poop boards? Also what’s that??

Do any of you keep a space for healing chickens in your coop or run? I have been keeping them inside, but I am getting super sick of it. I use one of those rugged plastic dog crates, and I feel confident that it’s bullying-proof, but I don’t know whether it’s predator proof. If keeping them...

Seems quite well. If she didn’t have a messy butt I would think she’s back to 100%. I haven’t examined the vent internally, where the scab is, because I think I was harming more than helping. The visible vent looks great.

She seems to sitting on them but she but I’ll need to make a game time decision tomorrow. I’m in the Merrimack Valley, you? Thank you for the offer so much!

You’re amazing at this. Thank you so much 🩷🐓

Lord. A scab. Thank you! How do you encourage a chicken to hydrate? She’s uncomfortable and she only seems to want to eat yogurt.

Thanks everyone. I’ve decided to let her best friend, Polly (the silver leghorn), sit on a few eggs that I think are Maisy’s (the white leghorn). Polly is quietly recovering inside from some light wounds from the rooster anyway. Wish us luck 🩷

She tucks up her vent after a bath. But then when she goes to poop, she strains so that it comes out again.

My only thought is that maybe it’s zinc oxide build up? I applied desitin early on and now I regret it.

I edited my post to include a pic! I just watched her peck her own butt trying to clean it but otherwise I don’t suspect pecking

Edited my post to include a pic!

Background: I’ve been trying to clean my hen’s vent (day 3 of suspected gleet, with some prolapse, but she’s laying normally despite my efforts to suppress the laying). The poop looks like gleet photos (can’t say I notice a stink though? Maybe I’m desensitized?) and it is coated to every crevice...

Good suggestion. Thank you so much