pasty butt

  1. bigsis08

    Help! Lethargic chick not eating and barely drinking

    Hi all, I just got 12 chicks from tractor supply (4 Rhode island reds, 4 wynadotte I think, and 4 cinnamon queens). 2 of the 4 cinnamon queens are having trouble. I found one this morning lying on the ground near the water bowl and the others were just walking right on her. I went to pick her...
  2. J

    Having a Rooster Emergency with hard poop stuck to/crusted in his vent area need help! pasty butt?

    hello there guys, so the title says it all here in this case, last couple days now about four i noticed my rooster has had hard time pooping which he never does he was making straining sounds too while he does go and had runny diarrhea like poops but they looked normal other wise. I believe he...
  3. 6

    Weak Chick with Umbilical Cord

    I ordered 7 chicks from Mt. Healthy Hatchery, and they hatched either on 4/2/2022 or early 4/3/2022. They shipped on 4/3/2022, and I just received them today, 4/5/2022. They all are happy and healthy, except the extra chick, that Mt. Heathy included as a 2% margin for any chicks that might...
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    • baby chick help chick health problems chick help chick with pasty butt chicks 1 day my chicks umbilical cord is still atached pasty butt sick chick sleepy chicken weak chicken weak chick
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures
  4. S

    Pasty Butt

    I have been checking my chicks for pasty butt since I got them April 1st. They have been all good this far but today I noticed two had just a bit of poop stuck to the back downy feathers. Not on the vent or around. I cleaned them both up to prevent it from getting worse but did I really need to...
  5. K

    Chicken with pasty butt! Need help with antibiotics dosage!

    My chicken Lucy, has a pasty butt. Other chickens from the flock died because of it. So, I gave her 0.6cc of antibiotics (Liquamycin) because she weighed 6 pounds. Is that the right amount? Also, when should I give it to her again? I am so lost, I researched and found a million different dosage...
  6. C

    URGENT baby chick on decline

    Hi all, Just got two new baby chicks to add to our flock they are in the brooder and only four days old. One is thriving but I am becoming concerned for the other she is constantly sleeping and today has started showing minimal to no interest in food. I have given her some electrolytes in hopes...
    • Char93
    • Thread
    • baby baby chick 0-1 week old and up chick health pasty butt sick 1 day old sick chick recovery urgent urgent help needed
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  7. TundraFang

    Chicks suddenly dying

    So I had six Silkie chicks and they've had pasty but that won't go away. I've switched their food, given nutri-drench, and even fed them mash but nothing works. They show no other symptoms until right before they die. They start gasping for breath and eventually pass out and die. This happens...
  8. H

    Help me understand.

    I have had chickens for almost a year. I’ve had 4 hens go broody and the first 3 was successful and not one baby died. This last hen hatched 5. There 2 weeks old now but one by one there getting pasty butt and two has died. I moved her to a more comfortable pen with her babies. I’ve gave them...
  9. It_is_I_Rae

    Need help, blind baby chick with recurring pasty butt

    Hello all, I got some day old chicks a few days ago and I have noticed one of them seems to have been born blind. She pecks at the air and has trouble finding her way around and is constantly peeping in distress. She'd about 4 or 5 days old now and she's significantly smaller than the others...
  10. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    Pasty butt

    Hi :) So I have 6 baby chicks who hatched last week. They are doing really well except one little chick had pasty butt which I noticed on Friday and treated with warm water and a paper towel. The pasty butt is back again today so I treated it again. She is the smallest of the chicks. The other...
  11. Firsttimecrazychicklady

    pasty butt

    Hi :) So I have 6 baby chicks who hatched last week. They are doing really well except one little chick had pasty butt which I noticed on Friday and treated with warm water and a paper towel. The pasty butt is back again today so I treated it again today. She is the smallest of the chicks. The...
  12. Ashley4

    Pasty Butt

    My baby chicken keeps getting pasty butt and it looks like her bottom prolapse. I put vaseline on it and I keep rinsing off her bottom when I see it. What else can I do?
  13. Doodledoo4

    Pasty butt in barred rocks only

    Hello! This is our first time raising chicks! We have 13 total and a variety of breeds (Easter eggers, barred rocks, and some brown ones). All from the same local hatchery delivered to our local feed store. We brought them home 3 days ago and initially just one had pasty butt and now 2 more...
  14. kurby22

    Tiny Chick

    Hi there! This is my first time raising chickens, so I have no frame of reference on what to look for as signs of the chick not thriving or if I should just leave him be. I got 5 chicks from a farm near here that raises Lavender Orpingtons and she had three available so I said I would take...
  15. M

    5 Week Old Chick Has Leaky Vent

    My 5 week old chick has had this problem where its vent leaks white liquid non-stop for two weeks. I've treated it for vent gleet because although that problem affects older chickens, I thought the symptoms fit. The treatment was epson salt baths, anti-fungal cream, and no antibiotics. After 10...
  16. Vitore

    Accidentally pulled off umbilical cord

    Please help! My chicks are one week old today. As I was cleaning their coop indoors I realised that two of my chicks had poop on there bum. I clean the first cheek that had poop around his bottom with warm water and a tissue and it came off easily. I then picked up my gorgeous little silky and...
  17. R

    Can I help chickens with pasty butt in a store

    Hi, I have recently got chickens and diagnosed them with pasty butt and have cured them. I was in a store and saw chickens for sale which definitely had pasty butt! Is there a law on this or a way I can help the chicks for sale?
  18. TXChickMama

    Rumpless Wyandotte?

    Hi! I bought 2 Wyandotte chicks and 2 Speckled Sussex chicks in September. One of the Wyandottes had issues with pasty butt, despite my constant cleaning, plenty of water, and not too much heat. I even put Vaseline on her bottom each time I cleaned it. Now that they are bigger and in my grow-out...
  19. Celeeste

    Do I have to clean dried poop off of chicks butt if vent is clearly open?

    We recently got three new chicks, a Rhode Island Red, Golden Comet, and a Light Brahama. Our light brahma has had poop stuck on his down feathers below his vent which I can see opening and closing when I touch it, should I try and clean that poop off or can I just leave him. I assume they get...
  20. tiawieclaw

    Umbilical Cord Or Poop? (with picture)

    I cant tell if it’s poop or the umbilical cord. it sticks out more than the rest of the chicks but it’s not as brown and clumpy as the poop I have cleaned off the other chicks. Anything helps!
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