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Thanks - I'll get another photo tonight. It looks even better now than this morning. She is active and eating and drinking. But she is half the size of the other chicks & her feathers are slow to fill in... 'Lil cutie. The MSDS for triple antibiotic says it can cause allergic reactions...

pps. I looked at brown listerine - no chlorohexidine in it as an active or inactive ingredient. I would have been suprised if there was. Would more likely have been tricholorsan, which they put in to everything - including toothpaste. I gently cleaned chickie's bum with betadine surgical...

ps. I'm sure I have a can of granulex around as I have several horses.

Thanks for the info DLHUnicorn. I have chlorahexadine scrub on hand and will try that. Also have Nolvasan ointment from my vet (ClHx is the active ingredient) if that's an option. Here's a photo of it this morning, after the ointment has worn off: You can see the little scabby sore stuff...

ps. the skin below the vent has been dark for over a week. At first I thought it might be bruised from her self picking, except it hasn't resolved.

Yes, they are not getting milk except for the little bit in the TBSP of yogurt that they share. re: Yogurt - I have read on breeder's sites that small amounts are recommended for chicks for the probiotic content. The larger chicks snarf more of it than she does, and they are fine. I don't...

Hi, One of my 2~3 wk. old chicks has had a lot of vent problems, starting with pasty butt, then a few days ago some scabs (she picks at own herself). Now the scabs are gone but things don't look right. I've kept her clean, and have been applying ointment 3-4x a day (triple antibiotic). The...