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I will wholeheartedly disagree with anyone who says apple cider vinegar does more harm than good. If you have an occurrence of pasty butt, you need to clear the vent by holding the chick's bottom under warm running water; they may fuss but will get over it. Once the vent is cleared, put...

If you're really desperate to get some apple cider vinegar (which should be unfiltered/unpasteurized) you can probably get it at your local grocery store. Found mine at Walmart, made by Heinz. Good stuff it is...smells horrid, but it works. You can also feed your chicks fermented feed as well.

Love seeing and hearing about all of the chicks!! My 3 girls are practically stepping on each other and I still have them in a 3 x 4 brooder box. They are pretty much feathered out with just a little bit of fluff in a few spots. Their combs are starting to get a hint of red to them too! I am...

Mine will be 6 weeks old on Sunday, and I have taken big branches from my trees for them to roost on.....sometimes they do, most of the time they don't, they like to sleep together!

LOL....I love silkies!! I don't have any but I think they are beautiful!

Sooooo happy to hear that! My girls are 5 weeks and wanting to down right fly out of the brooder....gotta get busy on my coop! I have 6 eggs I am incubating and candling for the first time tonight, wish me luck!! : D

Oooo ducks and chickens...lol...prepare for quite a mess!! So how are all of the babies doing today? Anymore problems?

Sounds like you have your hands full! I have two indoor cats as well, and a backyard full of chickens....I'd love to have about 20, but county says only 10, no roosters

Good to hear, just keep monitoring them and cleaning bottoms if need be....sounds like they're in good hands! Love your dog's names!

Sometimes chicks don't like the yogurt....in that case, the acv in their water is best. My chicks are not crazy about yogurt, period. If you have the funds, you can get the powdered probiotics to put in with their food. If you start them on this regimen as soon as you get them home/into the...

Lol...yes you did...and again, you're welcome. We are all here to help one another. You can put the acv in your other pets water too (the dogs pictured are yours?). Anyone who suggests "putting their entire flock down" has either been terribly misinformed or just doesn't want to take the time...

1/4 tsp. of molasses and apple cider vinegar per quart of water. Chicks are messy and you will (and should) give them fresh water everyday. Mix the molasses in a little hot water first to get it mixed, then add the apple cider vinegar. You will probably have to do this daily until the pasty butt...

Everyone has their two cents about how to get rid of 'pasty butt'.....I have read up on the subject and talked with many folks here on BYC. The cause of pasty butt comes from the chicks lack of the proper bacteria in the little guts. Under normal conditions, a newly hatched chick would pick at...