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  1. Squeak61

    Wierd vent?

    Hi everyone. Very odd problem today. My buff Orpington hen is completely bald in a strip on her backside, underneath her vent. All the remaining feathers are caked and coated with something, I’m guessing poo. She also has an icky porta-potty smell :sick On top of that, her poop looks like...
  2. Alicat4244

    2 yr old limping ,panting, and vent pulsing

    I have a 2 yr old welsummer that is limping . She is eating and drinking well and as of last night she is separated from the flock and in a little tractor coop. I observed her alot yesterday before I put her up feet and legs look good no swelling . When I watch her walk it looks to me like maybe...
  3. C

    Panting, Limping, Pulsing Vent Area

    I have a 2 year old chicken who just started limping or raising her leg and breathing with her mouth open. She got up on the roost tonight but was breathing with her mouth open and gave a little cough (but just one). When I noticed the limping I saw that her backside was pulsing - very...
  4. Lobzi

    Chick with swelling around vent needs relief

    I dont know how to treat this. It struggle to poo but poo is normal. Checks of vent indicates no pasty but just the swelling which impedes its poop. Any suggestions as to how I can help it? Going to try Magnesium sulfate soak.
  5. MatthewsHomestead

    Ripped vent! Please help!

    I bought three new chicks today. Two blue Ameracauna and a blue/black split. The split is 2 wks and the blues are almost 4 mos. I left them together long enough to make a tsc run and back. When I got back, the split had literally been split! The blues had pecked off her back and some wing...
  6. Chickenlover720

    HELP! CHICKEN BUTT PROBLEM!

    what is causing this what can I do.
  7. W

    Cornish x giant chick Leaky vent

    Anyone know what is causing this? A possible solution? 4 of my broiler chicks have this white fluid leaking from vent. It's not a typical pasty bum.
  8. Fourwaldens

    2 poop questions - 10 days old

    Question 1) One of my chicks has poop stick under her vent...not on her vent. I keep checking to make sure she’s clear but beneath her vent. No one else in the brooder (she’s one of four) is having this issue. Should I clean it and just keep watch or should I clean it and help her in some way...
  9. Cupidschicks

    5 Days of Treating Vent Prolapse with Necrotic Tissue

    Hi, I love reading through posts on here and searching this site when I need some guidance. Tonight though I am hoping to get some “personalized” advice. On Sunday evening one of my Black Sex-Links, of course the only one that is really skittish, had a funny looking tush. I tried to catch a...
  10. ChitownChick

    I'm going in. Please advise.

    Hello all, my 1 year old ISA Brown hen, Chuck, has been eggbound for 48 hours now. I tried soaks, lubricants. I got her to drink a lot of water and eat with calcium, to give her strength. She lays huge eggs, and I had a feeling this one was misshapen or broken by the feel of it. I really love...
  11. kwebb

    Coop help?

    Coop size-floor is 4X4 and height is The back is not done but will have 3 nesting boxes. How many hens can I have? I was hoping to have 6 hens and it’s in a back yard so space for run is not a problem. After reading it looks like I may have to make the vents bigger which are on the side. The big...
  12. L

    Visible Vent

    Hi all, Hopefully just being paranoid, but seeking a quick bit of advice. Have a hen that seems to be a little broody (nesting, staying on the egg as long as possible), but is eating fine when lifted out manually, drinking etc., and seems to be fully mobile etc. However, I noticed when...
  13. Minky

    Scab or poop on vent? Hard and crusty.....YIKES!! warning gross photo!!

    I have a hen who is always looking a bit off.... She is 34 weeks and never laid an egg. I have noticed her butt area is a bit brown (and she is grey) and i was going to give her a butt bath, so I turned her upside down and took a look to see how gross it was.... and i discovered a scab or crust...
  14. adnorrell

    Vent Prolapse with something sticking out

    Help! My sweet Daisy has a prolapsed vent. We have secluded her in a dark room with a heater. We just noticed it yesterday and am pretty sure it was new as we spend time with our girls daily. It was not very big, about the size of a marble. We soaked her in warm water with iodine and then...
  15. flwrldy

    Found one of my hens dead today. Warning Vent Photo

    This afternoon I went to do my usual check of the flock and when I opened the coop door one of my 9-1/2 month old Buff Orpingtons hens was laying there dead. I was devastated, these birds are my babies. Last night and this morning she was absolutely fine. I looked her over for injuries and found...
  16. Soon2BChixMom

    Silly newb questions, I’m sure...

    How much poop is ok by the vent? I re-powdered my girls for mites. I see a little poop on each - varying amounts, but still a little on each in my opinion. Should I have cleaned it off? Also, the EE has leg feathers and one of them had blood on it like she might have snagged it on something...
  17. bmb321

    Swollen vent, need help asap (graphic pics)!

    Hello, very new here although I am constantly on here reading other posts. Now I finally need help! My new hampshire red is 7 months old, got her in April and she hasn't laid an egg yet. I chalked it up to the seasons changing and lack of daylight, along with her not being ready yet. She is the...
  18. danceonweeds

    Prolapse Vent in older hen with difficultly breathing when reinserting vent

    Hello, I have a heartbreaking question that I would love to get advice on. My bantam hen is about 5 years old, one of my brooder mamas whose idea of a perfect life is to sit in her nest box all day. She is still laying and hasn't had any trouble before. Today I notice her vent was extremely...
  19. N

    Baby Chick - Scab on Vent??

    Our baby chick looks to have a scab on the top of the vent area. I don't think it is pasty butt because it looks different. I tried taking pictures but they are kind of blurry. Has anyone else witnessed this or know what it is? The chick is not behaving any differently and isn't being picked...
  20. N

    Baby Chick - Scab on Vent???

    Our baby chick looks to have a scab on the vent area. I don't think it is pasty butt because it looks different. I tried taking pictures but they are kind of blurry. Has anyone else witnessed this or know what it is? The chick is not behaving any differently and isn't being picked on that I...
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