Flystike

[pasknucklehead]

Same with that. They moisten and sooth the skin, they won't make the poop stick worse. If it's getting stuck in feathers and making things worse, you can trim back those feathers with some scissors to help it stay cleaner (looks like maybe you have done that some). They'll grow back when she molts. If she's having a lot of runny droppings that are causing it to happen all the time, maybe need to look into that. Could be diet, internal parasites, age. How old is she? Sometimes older hens will start getting issues with dirty butts, and it could be that they are a bit stretched from years of laying and don't push droppings out as well, or could be a reproductive problem making it harder for them (that is less likely since you say she is laying). As well as the other things mentioned.

She is 13 years old, unbelievable right?. And still comes up on my porch, squeezing under my gate to lay an egg on my chair! I will do the bag balm in the morning after trimming her up a little more. Thankyou so very much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate it.

 

[coach723]

At 13 she has earned the right to have a bit of a dirty bum! And still laying....they are amazing sometimes! I would just be vigilant about checking her often so that she doesn't actually end up with flystrike. She may just need a trim and clean ups during fly season.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Yes, I got all the maggots off last year, but this year there were know maggots thank god. It just looks so sore, I feel bad for her. I'm hearing now that bluekote burns so I'm not putting that on her. Like I said, I've been using vetericyn for about four days now and it still looks sore and red to me. I've read just about all the suggestions and it pretty much just says to use what I'm using. She's laying, running around drinking and eating, but I still feel so bad.

Oh, so she just has a bare spot that is irritated.

I'd try ointments as suggested and see if that helps. Do you see any lice or mites on her?

Amazing that she's 13 and still laying. You've been taking good care of her and she sounds like a total sweetheart.

Do you have a photo of her sweet face? We've seen the other end, so now let's see her "good side"