Pasty Buts!!!!

[lex381]

i figured out how to cure them, but should I be feeding them anything special?

 

[ShaggysGirl]

acv in the water is supposed to help Pasty butt. Besides that you can give some yogurt. But all you have to really feed is their starter crumbles.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I'm not sure that it helps, but I did not have any more problems with pasty butt when I started giving them grit. I just took some sand from outside and put it in a 6 ounce yogurt cup attached to the brooder wall. I started doing this the third day I had them so they were 5 days old. With 28 chicks I cleaned 4 butts the first three days, then had to clean none afterwards. All they were eating was chick starter. No treats.

 

[swheat]

I agree with RidgeRunner, except I actually mix a little sand in with the feed. My first problem with pasty butts when I got into Seramas.

 

[happi752]

pasty butts just suckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

 

[Chicky Mama]

I've got a few of my own right now,I hate it poor things.

 

[lex381]

what does the sand do? Why sand?

 

[kidd42]

Pasty butt!!!!!

We had it for a few days when the birls we're itty bitties. I'm gld we are past that stage. I did a lot of bum cleaning those few day's.

 

[ShaggysGirl]

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Just regular sand like kids play sand or chick grit.
You can take regular grit and crunch it up to be smaller too.

 

[kidd42]

I was able to get chick grit in a 5# bag at the feed store. It was very fine like sand.