pastybutt

I have silkie chicks that are now about a 1 1/2 weeks old. I noticed last week, one had what appeared to be poop dried on its bottom, so I assumed it was pasty butt and brought it in that evening to try and clean it up! When I brought it in and started to try and clean it, I noticed that it...

Hey all. It’s me again. Y’all have been so great about answering questions and I have one more. One of my chicks keeps getting pasty butt (or at least I think? It also looks like poop/pee is just getting stuck in her fluff and then piling up) I check on her everyday multiple times and she...

Hello Everyone! After a ten year dream of wanting to own chickens...I finally have my three baby chicks! Two are doing fabulously but one of them has ended up with a case of pasty butt. I have managed to get the vent clear last night, but the lil guy is still pretty sad about life this...

hi. I just want to say before since I did not check sooner: this is my first time doing chicks without parents help!! I did not know to check because we have never had this issue before. I picked up chicks from tractor supply on Thursday. one of the chicks would sit and chirp a LOT. I check on...

Hello, I Have a have a Guinea keet that I got almost a week ago and has had constant pasty butt and also has a strange “growth” like thing near its vent. I soak and clean the keet up many times a day and it has seemed healthy but today it definitely looks weaker and I really don’t know what this...

Hi there! We just brought home 4 chicks! 2 of them looked to have some pasty butt. My husband pulled it off, not knowing that wasn’t the correct way to get it off ( we have since read articles about putting them under warm water!) one of them had a little blood after we did this, and doesn’t...