1week old chick - poo stuck at the bottom and can't get it clean

[chip in adelaide]

Use a gentle damp wash rag and carefully rub the area to try and break off the poo, but be careful not to hurt the chick.

Thanks! I was careful but it did some damage when I rubbed with cotton swab. No sign of bleeding but it looks like thin layer of skin on the vent is peeling. Should I just leave it to heal? or should I apply plant based ointment? It looks like the chick pecked some feathers out and exposing skin around rear end.

 

[chickens really]

That sound like its umbilical and that needs to dry up and fall off..You don't want infection to set in. Use some rubbing alcohol and put around the area twice a day and put Vaseline on it Butt too..Then poop won't stick..

 

[MartinsPoultry]

 

[chip in adelaide]

hi again, 24 hours past and had three small poo so far and i had to wash each poo because it was not dropping on the floor and stuck at the bottom. poo was grainy or sandy rather than runny or sticky paste.
Chip has just passed away. I had heat lamp, food and water. Perhaps separating from the mother was bad and should had let nature to take care of... who knows.
Thought to post the photo of the final condition of the rear end so that it can be example to others who has same issue.
Thank you for the advice.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Sorry for your loss, you did all that you could It's possible something was wrong internally, you tried and that's all we can do.

 

[aart]

Sorry you lost the chick.
I believe that's an infected umbilicus, not a pasted vent.
Smaller circle is vent, larger circle is infected umbilicus

 

[sevenfatcows]

You are so right....

 

[ChickNanny13]

That's a GREAT pic explaining

 

[aart]

That's a GREAT pic explaining

I hope it's correct, pic is kind of fuzzy, but I'm pretty sure that's the vent up higher.
It can be hard to tell the difference until one gets some experience.

 

[1ADAM12]

Sorry for your loss!

Thanks for the explanation about the infected area aart! So what does cause pasty butt? I had this issue with the last 10 hens I bought from a hatchery. We were able to clean the areas and never lost a chick.