Hi, I hatched some shipped BCM, polish and the 1 blue copper marans and this was the only chick that hatched from the Blue copper marans eggs.
She/he was the last to hatch, is the smallest, and has had the most problems with pasty butt. I have cleaned and cleaned it, used Vaseline, bacterin ointment, and all the recommended items the first few days of this chicks life.
We are on week 2, and she/he has grown in size and strength, and is doing a whole lot better now.
However I am not sure what is going on with this chicks butt. I just noticed it had more crusty white and yellow stuff directly below its vent. I took a few pics before I cleaned it and a couple after. (It seems like it has a distended belly, and the pics should help a little visually with what I am talking about) I could use any input on what is going on. I hate not knowing.
I am unsure if I should just leave it alone from now on, as long as the vent hole is clear, or if it is better to clean it off.
Here she is before I rinsed it off today.
Here she is after I rinsed it off
She/he was the last to hatch, is the smallest, and has had the most problems with pasty butt. I have cleaned and cleaned it, used Vaseline, bacterin ointment, and all the recommended items the first few days of this chicks life.
We are on week 2, and she/he has grown in size and strength, and is doing a whole lot better now.
However I am not sure what is going on with this chicks butt. I just noticed it had more crusty white and yellow stuff directly below its vent. I took a few pics before I cleaned it and a couple after. (It seems like it has a distended belly, and the pics should help a little visually with what I am talking about) I could use any input on what is going on. I hate not knowing.
I am unsure if I should just leave it alone from now on, as long as the vent hole is clear, or if it is better to clean it off.
Here she is before I rinsed it off today.
Here she is after I rinsed it off