Pasted vent occurs when droppings stain the vent of the birds in questions. This is usually a sign that something is wrong and you should take action immediately.
Symptoms
• Diarrhea, whitish droppings, loss of vent feathers, red or bloody vent, soft, swollen abdomen, whitish sores on the vent and/or in the throat, sour crop, weight loss, drop in egg production.
Possible Causes
• Increase pH levels and an imbalance of bad bacteria in the digestive tract. If not taken care of, the bacteria may spread to the reproductive system and as far as the crop, causing sour crop.
• Dirty water, moldy feed, excessive heat, stress, poor health.
Prevention:
• 1 tablespoon/gallon of water of apple cider vinegar.
• Add probiotics powder to their daily feed.
• Give plain, unflavored yogurt occasionally.
Treatment:
• Use probiotics or Apple Cider Vinegar until you see improvement.
• Offer molasses flush (1/2 cup/gallon of water). Replace with fresh water after several hours. The molasses will help flush out the bad bacteria from the digestive tract.
• 2-4 tablespoon/gallon of apple cider vinegar with the mother in it.
• 1 table spoon of plain unflavoured yogurt per bird per day.
• Bloody droppings can be as a result of coccidiosis or necrotic enteritis. This is a serious condition with high mortality rate within a short time. So you need the help of a vet immediately or you can give them a coccidiosis drug.

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I’m considering integrating beehives with chickens and rabbits in the future. So I’m wondering if there would be problem if I site behives close to poultry and rabbit pens. That is, problem of bee stings and any other problems.

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Some lice in chickens doesn’t suck blood. Would Ivermectin given orally be effective against such lice?

Hello fello farmers, how can I control lice? The lice chemicals I know of are pour-ons which you apply individually on the birds. But in a case where you have over 500 birds, do you treat them individually?

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I’ve always wonder how commercial egg layers lay eggs without a rooster present. That’s not possible with other animals like goats, sheep, rabbits etc. How is that possible with birds?

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I've seen some egg layers with very pale comb instead of the normal red. What can be the cause? Does it mean it's not a good layer?

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What is the best time of the day to vaccinate layers so that egg production will not be negatively affected?

Do you give gingers to your chickens? What health benefits do you observe?

Do you give garlic to your chickens? What health benefits do you observe?

Will there be any problem if layers and broilers are brooded together?

How long does it take before they start laying eggs?