little Red Hen Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Have a sick chook who's been poorly for 2-3 days now. Vent area defeathered and red and swollen. Looks sorry for itself, not feeding and keeping apart from others? Could this be peritonitis? Can anyone please advise me what it may be and how I can help. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I've no experience of poorly chooks (yet ) but I'm wondering if it could be bullying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Sounds as if she might have been been pecked in her nether regions. Have you noticed any bullying? I'd bathe her sore bottom with warm water with some Tea Tree oil added and let her rest away from the others for a while. Encourage her to drink if you can. Has she been wormed etc? Does she seem to be straining to lay an egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Until you can find out the cause, I would recommend seperating her from the others and keeping her inside in a box so you can watch her closely adn monitor how much she is eating/drinking and behaving generally. Bathing her bare bottom in warm water is the best initial course I would have thought. best wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little Red Hen Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Haven't noticed any bullying. Have bathed bottom in warm water. Seems to have picked up abit today and eating some food. Some of the other chickens appear to also be loosing feathers around vent area and skin in that region looks quite red and abit swollen. Difficult to seperate as these are my brothers chooks who are away on hols. Tried to bring her over to mine so she be seperate for a while but she got stressed out so thought it best to return her back to the others. Tried looking these symptoms up in a book to not get anywhere. Wondering what this may be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
