Can anyone tell me how to treat vent gleet naturally

[azygous]

When using miconazole suppositories or cream you must treat two times a day for seven days.

 

[Bawkbok]

Tube feeding a chicken is about the safest most fool-proof things a chicken keeper can do. There is pretty nearly nothing that can go wrong. Even a child can do it, and this past spring, two kids on this forum successfully saved the lives of several hens in their flock by tubing a life-saving solution over three days.

First, obtain the small animal kit from a vet or from Amazon. You can fashion your own from oxygen tubing or aquarium tubing. You would need to find an oral syringe to fit the tubing that holds about one to two ounces. A slender one millimeter syringe is too small to do much good.

Next, cut the bottom off at around nine or ten inches to make it easier to manage. You will prepare a solution of raw egg, a little yogurt, maybe a little soy protein powder and enough warm water to make it flow through a tube. I add a squirt of poultry vitamins such as Poultry Nutri-drench. Or you can buy baby bird formula from a pet store. This is to feed a weak or starving chicken. Other uses would be to give electrolytes to a shock victim or a flush solution to an impacted chicken. For an average chicken, about half a cup of solution will be how much to tube in.

Now, what most people fear most - the part where you insert the tube. But this is very easy as the chicken has a direct channel going from the right side of the throat right into their crop, by-passing the airway so there is zero chance of aspiration.

After wrapping my chicken securely in a towel to confine wings, I hold my chicken on a work bench with my weak arm. With that hand I pry open the beak holding it open, and with my strong hand, I insert the tube in her right side of the beak, going slightly under the right side of the tongue. This channels the tube right into the esophagus which goes directly into the crop. You can see this in the photo below, only it will be the tube and not the syringe.

I measure the tube from the beak to the bottom of the chicken's crop and make a mark so I'll know when the tube has reached the lower part of the crop. The first time if you hit the wrong hole your chicken will start to cough. It's okay, no harm, just back out and try again. Once the tube is in, the chicken will be calm and comfortable. Then you can begin feeding. It feels pleasant to the chicken, and most are very cooperative throughout the process.

If the chicken struggles and bucks all of a sudden, it's not because of anything you did. They get bored and tired of the process like a toddler would. Pause until the chicken settles down again and finish. The whole process takes no more than five minutes. Each time you do it, it gets easier and quicker.

Learning this can save the life of your chicken, and it can save you so much time and frustration. And it's very, very safe. Anyone can do it.

This is an incredibly well written and descriptive set of instructions. Your 'voice' is always reassuring.

There are many of us newbies here who appreciate the time you and SO MANY OTHERS invest to answer our endless questions and help with issues. To all of you - thank you.

 

[hanneke]

There are two types of Epsom flushes. The quick one is one-fourth cup water with one teaspoon Epsom salts. Have the chicken drink it all or syringe it into the crop. This is mostly for a quick fix for an obstruction, not to treat yeast.

The better flush, more thorough, but more effort and time, is the three-day flush which needs to be tubed into the crop. The solution is one-half cup warm water with one teaspoon Epsom salts. It is given all half cup two times a day for three consecutive days. Best to give before eating as it will take up all the room in an empty crop. All half cup must be given. For a very small chicken, cut the amount of solution in half.

Epsom salts, magnesium sulfate neutralizes the yeast and then flushes it out of the entire system from crop to butt by gently stimulating the intestines to move it through the system. It is not hard on the chicken as it may first appear. The chickens I've treated have been energized by it, feeling better almost immediately. Fresh water should be given in between flushes as this is dehydrating. Feed as normal, but wait to administer until the crop is as empty as possible.

Sorry one more question. Do you keep the hen in a separate confinement during these 3 days? I have all the equipment now so I am,starting tomorrow

 

[azygous]

No confinement. Apart from the twice a day flushes, everything else is the same as every day. Just be sure water is available because this will make her thirsty.

 

[hanneke]

No confinement. Apart from the twice a day flushes, everything else is the same as every day. Just be sure water is available because this will make her thirsty.

I’ve completed the 3 day flush. It was definitely easy and I’m glad I have the experience.
The hen did not improve though. Does that take time? She has had vent fleet since a while and has gotten weaker and is skinny.
I don’t want her to suffer so that’s why I’m wondering if I should try more. Another lady suggested a systemic for yeast but I’m not sure if that would be too rough on her system.
I’ve never had this before. It’s certainly tough to get rid of this.

 

[azygous]

There's Medistatin. It's an over the counter form of Nystatin, and anti-yeast med. You can get it online.

 

[hanneke]

There's Medistatin. It's an over the counter form of Nystatin, and anti-yeast med. You can get it online.

Ok thanks. I’ve already tried that. I might have to take her out of her mystery. Upsetting.