Pasty Butt Won't Come Off! Please Help!!!!

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Chickenlovers6

Chickenlovers6

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I have 6 cochin bantam chicks and 2 of them have pasty butt. I ran warm water over the first one's butt, then tried to get it off but I accidentally pulled off some of her fluff! So, I set her under the heat lamp to dry. Then, I tried the next one by dunking her butt in a basin of warm water. That didn't work, either. I get off the main stuff, but there is always still some poop in their fluff. How can I get it off without getting her too wet and not pulling off any fluff? Please help!
 
It will come off with either method, and lots of patience, like 10 or 15 minutes. Be sure to put some
Vaseline or Neosporin or anything similar on their butt after they are clean to help the next poop slide off more easil, as well as soothe and protect, and help heal if needed.
 
It sometimes takes a while. I use a soft cloth moistened with vinegar. As long as the vent isn't plugged you're OK.

Probiotics seem to prevent the pasted vent.
 
Oh my goodness thank you so much! I just feel bad when they get wet and I can't dry it completely. They peep so much and sometimes their feet get wet and sometimes their backs get wet, too! Does that affect them?
 
You can also use olive oil on their vent to reduce future droppings from sticking. It doesnt have any medication in it and its completely natural
 
Ok thx I will get right to work!
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Oh no! The one that I put under the running water earlier has dry poop all around her vent. If you lift the fluff a bit, Yo can see a patch of skin around her vent, too. I put some olive oil around he butt since the poop technically isn't actually in the vent. When I came out, there was a bit of wet poop on her butt, meaning she pooped but it didn't reach the ground. I don't know how to deal with her! She is a very jumpy chick and DOES NOT like to be held. I have started to just use damp q-tips to loosen up the poop. That worked for the other one and all of it came right off! But this little chick, well, I'm worried about her. What should I do???
 
Goop her up good with Neosporin or Bacitracin ointment if you have it, then handle her only enough to be sure her vent is open so poop can get out; leave any dried poop on her alone for now. And hope.

I would avoid
Qtips, wet cloths, etc. Their skiin is just too delicate to be rubbed with anything, IMO.

Always be sure any topical med does not have a "caine" drug in it, such as xylocaine, benocaine, cetacaine, etc.
 
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