Vent Gleet: Clearing Up Messy Vents in Laying Hens

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Ohoh! You can’t hide and running away won’t help you, honey!

Two of our chickens now have white discharge stuck to their butts, and this morning’s research suggests they have “vent gleet.”  Hooray there are some easy fixes. Sharing this article with with you  – here’s to poultry health!

Messy vents are not uncommon for even the healthiest chicken flocks.  The tell-tale signs of what look like clinging droppings on the feathers followed by eventual feather loss and redness or scald…

Source: Vent Gleet: Clearing Up Messy Vents in Laying Hens

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