01/10/2026
Three of the recent hens we took in were suffering with terrible vent gleet.
It’s a terrible condition from a thrush type infection which causes their urates to become gritty, almost looking curdled, and to seep out of their vent and run down their abdomens, burning the flesh and getting stuck in the feathers. You definitely can’t miss the very ye**ty smell that comes with it
Treatment is a nice warm Epsom salts bath while gently holding their vents underwater and cleaning away the urates. After 10-15 minutes, lift your lady out and gently pat dry her bum, try not to rub it too hard with a towel as her skin will most likely be painful. Once dry apply canesten cream around the vent area and up inside the vent. I personally like to push 1ml into her vent using a syringe, but taking care not to insert it too far.
You need to separate her from the rest of the flock to protect her from pecking injuries on her bum.
Gently clean bum daily and reapply canesten and redip in Epsom salts after 48 hours. Repeat this until it clears up.
