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[CrazyDaizy]

Well, One of our hens, Cilla, is terrible at keeping herself clean and her bum and the feathers below are absolutly caked in poo, yet again.

We give her a bath to get rid of all the poo every few weeks and have cut the feathers down so that not as much poo can get stuck, but nothing seems to have helped.

 

Has anyone else got a chicken like this?

 

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[xScrunchee]

I have read that some people do have hens which seem to always have messy knickers

 

Have they been wormed recently?

 

Might be worth getting some bokashi bran to help firm her poo up a bit too

[GEB]

One of mine, Ginger is exactly the same. She has had this problem ever since we got her, and diet, worming etc have never made a difference.

We bathe her when it gets too bad, but have had to learn to relax about it a little otherwise we'd have to wash her every day.

She is our most difficult to handle chook (probably because we're always trying to bathe her) so she finds the experiance stressfull, consequently we try to keep the bathing to a minimum and have accepted she will always have dirty knickers.

I do worry about flystrike so I try to keep a close eye and as I say we do bathe her occasionally. I try to make sure they always have a dust bath available as she will clean the worst of it off in that.

I don't let it worry me too much, she is healthy and happy.

[CrazyDaizy]

Oh dear, Cilla seems decidedly off colour this morning, and her butt is disgusting!! I think I better worm her and see if that helps.

 

I'm having "one of those days" and loads to do so I dont really need her to be ill as I cant give her the attention she needs!

[xScrunchee]

Oh dear, Cilla seems decidedly off colour this morning, and her butt is disgusting!! I think I better worm her and see if that helps.

 

I'm having "one of those days" and loads to do so I dont really need her to be ill as I cant give her the attention she needs!

 

 

It is hard but try not to worry too much. We all have 'one of those days' sometimes-you can only do your best.

 

I don't know what you use for worming but I would recommend Flubenvet or Panacur* rather than Verm-x which most people find is rubbish.

 

 

 

*Panacur is not licensed for use on poltry in the UK

[CrazyDaizy]

In all of the 3 years we've had chooks, we've never wormed them.

 

What I cannot understand is.... if Verm-X is so rubbish, why is Omlet selling it and not the Flubenvet? It would be so much easier if I could just order some Flubenvet off Omlet as it will arrive tomorrow + I can get started on the treatment.

 

Better go surf the net and find some!

 

Thanx x

[xScrunchee]

I will send you a link to the place that I got my Flubenvet from in a sec.

It is the cheapest on line at the mo and very fast delivery. Mine came the next day.

 

As for Verm-x, no idea why Omlet sell it. To make money no doubt!!!!

People say that it's ok as a preventative but no good as a wormer.

Very frustrating in my opinion

 

Will find that link now

[xScrunchee]

http://www.animalmedicines.co.uk/search_results.asp

 

Here you go

 

£12.01 and free P&P

[CrazyDaizy]

http://www.animalmedicines.co.uk/search_results.asp

 

Here you go

 

£12.01 and free P&P

 

Thanx Scrunchee x

[CrazyDaizy]

How many tubs do I need to order, if it's not a daft question??

 

I might as well worm all three of our chooks at the same time?

 

I am confused..... am I not allowed to feed them anything else while they are being wormed? How do I stop them eating the grass etc round the garden?

 

Grrrrr I havent got time for this today! LOL

[Egluntyne]

In all of the 3 years we've had chooks, we've never wormed them.

 

What I cannot understand is.... if Verm-X is so rubbish, why is Omlet selling it and not the Flubenvet? It would be so much easier if I could just order some Flubenvet off Omlet as it will arrive tomorrow + I can get started on the treatment.

 

Better go surf the net and find some!

 

Thanx x

 

If they haven't been wormed in three years, that that is most likely the cause of the problems.

 

Omlet don't sell Flubenvet as it requires a special license to do so. Verm-X is sold as a preventative rather than a cure, but I never found it to be any use.

 

How many tubs do I need to order, if it's not a daft question??

 

I might as well worm all three of our chooks at the same time?

 

I am confused..... am I not allowed to feed them anything else while they are being wormed? How do I stop them eating the grass etc round the garden?

 

Grrrrr I havent got time for this today! LOL

 

Yes....definitely worm all three hens. You only need one pot, and if you get the 2.5% it will last ages.

 

Strictly speaking, yes, they should have no other food whilst being treated with Flubenvet, but most of us sneak the odd treat and a bit of free ranging.

[CrazyDaizy]

So............ while they are on the treatment, they are to stay in their run with very limited freeranging (if any)??

 

Their run is just dirt now since they have scuffed up all the grass. I cannot stop them eating the dirt or any worms/grubs etc they find can I?

 

Thanx for everyone's help here.

 

I have a rabbit that "free ranges" so will have to be careful he doesnt eat the worming stuff too!

[xScrunchee]

So............ while they are on the treatment, they are to stay in their run with very limited freeranging (if any)??

 

Their run is just dirt now since they have scuffed up all the grass. I cannot stop them eating the dirt or any worms/grubs etc they find can I?

 

Thanx for everyone's help here.

 

I have a rabbit that "free ranges" so will have to be careful he doesnt eat the worming stuff too!

I would keep them in the run with maybe only an hour or so free ranging in the evening.

Don't worry about them eating dirt and grubs-just as long as their main diet is the medicated pellets.

 

I would just keep the bunny out of the area where the chickens pellets are