I have tried the Q-tip, wet baby wipes, soaking their vents in a cup of warm water and I still can’t get all of the crust off around their vents. Once I’m done getting as much of it as I possibly can off, I alternate between olive oil and Vaseline. I do need to trim some of the hair off because...
They are on starter grower chick feed. The brooder is a large dog cage. The heat lamp stays between 95-100 but I am using a heat emitter so it’s only in one corner and they have plenty of room to move away from the heat.
I have 5 silkies chicks that I bought from Rural King last Friday. I’m guessing they were a few days old when I’ve purchased them. Anyways, they have all had pasty butt nearly every day. It’s not super bad, but I’ve been having to clean their little butts twice a day. Some of them have crushed...