How to raise Backyard Chickens: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Chicken with sore vent...what do I do?

I am not knowledgable in the vent issue but I do know that weather
conditions play a part in egg laying, I live in the Pacific Nw, and we are
still having rain rain rain cold at night and overcast the girls need warm
sunny days
anna

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From: "Jennifer" <jennybirchall@hotmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 10:35 PM
To: <CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [CHICKENS-101] Chicken with sore vent...what do I do?

> Hi all,
> I have two hens (mostly brown with a bit of white on them, probably just
> common old British layers) a year old approx.
> One of them has a red area just above her vent, where the first row of
> feathers come through. Not sure what I should do to help her?
> Their coop has had louse and mite powder sprinkled on the bedding. The
> other hen seems fine. The affected hen takes more dust baths than her
> friend when they are allowed to roam the garden.
> Also, I have had a few days recently with only one egg - not sure if it is
> normal resting period or something to do with the problem?
> Grateful for any advice you can offer!
> Thanks in advance
> Jenny (and Betty hen!)
> P.S. I've only had them for a couple of weeks so new to all this :-/
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