It wasn't poop stuck to their butt.I had a few Wyandottes with pasty butt, and took care of the problem. This was poop INSIDE the body jamming up and not passing. Within one day of helping them clear the lumps their anus was disfigured and was pretty much swelled shut. They didn't have ANYTHING...
I was keeping a watch for pasty butt....this was internal for the most part. It looked like their anus was swollen shut. They did look different from the start... they were EXTREMELY rumpless compared to the others.
chick 7 lavender orpington
I have several BLR Wyandottes in various color variations and 3 lavender orpingtons.... the orpingtons basically all look the same
i think chick number 2 is my favorite the black with the yellow splashed face
If anyone is interested I will post some pis of my chicks?!
Just to add a note......my chicks are not intended as breeding stock. So they are not perfect, some have no tufts some have 1 tuft as far as I know all the Araucanas are rumpless. I got a mix of chicks Araucanas, BLR Wyandottes and...
I do have several Araucanas left. She sent me extras.....I am VERY happy with the breeder and the chicks she sent, they are GORGEOUS! Unfortunately it is something that happens. I did email the breeder to let her know what happened so she might consider breeding in some tailed birds to liquefy...
Thanks....but I already culled them. I think they were too far gone. Their bodies had a defect that leaves them open to infection and elimination problems. An Araucana breeder said to do them a favor and put them out of their misery as they would not get better.
A spade is a flat "hoe" like tool that I use in the garden......you could cut out weeds or dig rocks etc.... It looks like a hoe or shovel, but straight blade on the end of the handle, not curved like a hoe. It was VERY difficult for me to carry out...however watching them scream in pain to...
Ok, I PM'd a Araucana breeder. The Araucana is a rumpless bird...meaning no tails. They can have problems with too short of backs. They can be built improperly with not enough room on the inside to process waste. I didn't know this....She said to cull. I already culled one yesterday he was...