Is your dog's unusual barking a secret code for something mysterious?

[Cristalmaze]

I have 6 girls residing happily in my back garden. One of them, a few months ago laid a HUGE egg and since then, although she seems fine in herself, has a very smelly, white gunky rear end. I think by doing my research, that it may be vent gleet which I understand is a yeast infection. None of the others have it and I wonder if anyone has managed to cure it and if so, how?

Any ideas would be much appreciated

[BocBoc]

I've never heard of this but if it was one of my girls I'd try some friendly bacteria yogurt dipped mealworms and a trip to the vets. Hoep you get her sorted

[sandyhas3chucks]

I have heard it is a devil to get shot of and you will need prescription meds for it. I believe (no personal experience, just read posts)

[Egluntyne]

I have a white Star, who, like your hen, laid a huge egg and following this, she prolapsed slightly. I managed to catch the prolapse in time, and it went back, but ever since then, whenever she lays an egg, she pours gallons of the lubricatiing fluid which coats the egg. It isn't smelly.

 

Her bum is a real mess, and she has to have clean knickers nearly every day. She is eating well, bimbling about and laying every day, so there doesn't appear to be much to be done.

 

As your hen's problem is 'very smelly', I'd take her to the vet.

[The Dogmother]

I have a white Star, who, like your hen, laid a huge egg and following this, she prolapsed slightly. I managed to catch the prolapse in time, and it went back, but ever since then, whenever she lays an egg, she pours gallons of the lubricatiing fluid which coats the egg. It isn't smelly.

 

Her bum is a real mess, and she has to have clean knickers nearly every day. She is eating well, bimbling about and laying every day, so there doesn't appear to be much to be done.

 

As your hen's problem is 'very smelly', I'd take her to the vet.

 

I agree, discharge doesn't necessarily mean vent gleet - if she has the latter then you will know as it smells nasty. One of mine has the same discharge as Egluntyne's hen and is fine, just needs cleaning every now and then.