micwhittington
Hatching
- Jun 1, 2023
- 5
- 2
- 9
Hello,
I have a hen that has had vent gleet for over a month and I have tried EVERYTHING. No other hens have it besides her. I’ve dewormered her 2x, I give them probiotics every day a long with an additional waterer that has 1 TBS of ACV. Ive treated them for mites/lice as well. I’ve tried topical nyastatin and clotrimazole to the vent area, as well as giving her 1 ml of nyastin orally 2x a day for 7 days. I just finished the 7 day treatment for oral nyastatin on Monday and it cleared up and she had normal poop! But it only lasted for 3 days and now we’re at square one.
I noticed she had a sour crop when doing these treatments so I cleared her crop for a few mornings since it never emptied at night and gave her coconut and olive oil and her crop finally started emptying on its own that Monday.
I’m at a loss and don’t know what to do now. I thought maybe I should continue another treatment of oral nyastatin because 7 days maybe wasn’t enough? I’m not sure but I feel so bad for her. She’s lost a lot of weight and is still eating and drinking water and active but you can tell she isn’t spry. And her poor butt covered in white poop is terrible. She hasn’t laid an egg in over a month.
Any advice out there? Thank you so much for reading.
I have a hen that has had vent gleet for over a month and I have tried EVERYTHING. No other hens have it besides her. I’ve dewormered her 2x, I give them probiotics every day a long with an additional waterer that has 1 TBS of ACV. Ive treated them for mites/lice as well. I’ve tried topical nyastatin and clotrimazole to the vent area, as well as giving her 1 ml of nyastin orally 2x a day for 7 days. I just finished the 7 day treatment for oral nyastatin on Monday and it cleared up and she had normal poop! But it only lasted for 3 days and now we’re at square one.
I noticed she had a sour crop when doing these treatments so I cleared her crop for a few mornings since it never emptied at night and gave her coconut and olive oil and her crop finally started emptying on its own that Monday.
I’m at a loss and don’t know what to do now. I thought maybe I should continue another treatment of oral nyastatin because 7 days maybe wasn’t enough? I’m not sure but I feel so bad for her. She’s lost a lot of weight and is still eating and drinking water and active but you can tell she isn’t spry. And her poor butt covered in white poop is terrible. She hasn’t laid an egg in over a month.
Any advice out there? Thank you so much for reading.