Help!! black maran with vent gleet and foamy yellow poop

[Good_Dawning]

Good afternoon, I hope you are all well and I hope that you can help me with my issue. I recently picked up two hens from a licensed breeder, one had severe vent gleet, overgrown beaks and no idea how to be chickens which was awful to see. I am currently giving her Epsom salt baths up to 3 times a week, and using miconazole, I have wormed and given probiotics, but now she has yellow foamy poop, i’m worried I’m changing too much too soon however I’m really anxious about losing her, as hardy as our little hens can be it seems they can turn quite quickly. Any and all advice is very much welcome please help. The vent gleet is improving however I am now worried about the cause of the poop. I was told she was vaccinated and now I’m worried she probably hasn’t been. She isn’t at the point of lay but that should only be a few weeks away.

 

[Eggcessive]

What is your general location? Chicken keeping should not be so hard to buy new hens and end up with one that is sick. I don’t know what a licensed breeder is. There is always a risk of buying sick birds when you get them from breeders. I would have asked to return the birds in the beginning. The yellow poop sample looks to be cecal with some normal in it. Cecal poop smells stronger, is sticky and occurs a couple of times a day. Cecal poop is from the 2 ceca, between the small and large intestines, where food is fermented. You are on the right track to treat her with miconazole orally twice a day and on the vent. Are you checking her crop first thing in the morning before eating and drinking to see if it is emptying overnight? Can you discribe it?

 

[Good_Dawning]

What is your general location? Chicken keeping should not be so hard to buy new hens and end up with one that is sick. I don’t know what a licensed breeder is. There is always a risk of buying sick birds when you get them from breeders. I would have asked to return the birds in the beginning. The yellow poop sample looks to be cecal with some normal in it. Cecal poop smells stronger, is sticky and occurs a couple of times a day. Cecal poop is from the 2 ceca, between the small and large intestines, where food is fermented. You are on the right track to treat her with miconazole orally twice a day and on the vent. Are you checking her crop first thing in the morning before eating and drinking to see if it is emptying overnight? Can you discribe it?

Hi, I did ask to return or for advice and was ignored. Over the week I’ve checked her crop and there’s no obvious blockages or hard parts she seems healthy in herself however she still has this discharge. Should I try nystatin?

 

[Eggcessive]

Miconazole and Nystatin basically do the same thing. Give it orally twice a day, and use it on her vent as well. Using probiotics may be helpful. Is her crop empty first thing in the morning?

 

[Good_Dawning]

Miconazole and Nystatin basically do the same thing. Give it orally twice a day, and use it on her vent as well. Using probiotics may be helpful. Is her crop empty first thing in the morning?

Yes, feels empty, what probiotics would you suggest? Thanks for the advice.

 

[Good_Dawning]

Yes, feels empty, what probiotics would you suggest? Thanks for the advice, how long should I have to treat her for as it has been a few weeks and although she is much chirpier, every two days there is a lot that needs to be cleaned. I’m not sure I see progress.

 

[Eggcessive]

There are some at feed stores in packets for chickens, Probios or generic in jars at feed stores, online, and many used by vets for dogs and cats. A lot of them have the same bacteria. Plain Greek yogurt with live cultures (read the label, may also help. Some feeds may already have them.