JCaseyHammond
Crowing
Alright, all is still well
Still horrible pasty butt (I'm sorry babies, I know you don't like it) but I'm hoping that it will slow down as they get older.
Silkies are still the strongest, but I have a blue (hoping male frizzle) Cochin and a golden (the last one) that are going strong
Pasty butt may be caused by a bacterial gut imbalance due to stress. Here is what I do:
One packet Savachick probiotics &
one packet Savachick electrolytes mixed thoroughly in a gallon of warm water (rinsed milk jug).
A tall narrow container.
Pour in
One cup of non-medicated dry chick crumbles or Purina Flockraiser (niacin)
Pour in enough of the electrolyte/probiotic water to *cover the crumbles by 2 inches of water*.
Stir thoroughly, leave container in a warm place covered by 2 inches of liquid for 12 hours til white film and bubbles (yeast) appear. This is fermented feed.
Put a spoonful of dry feed on a paper plate and mix in a spoonful of the above fermented feed, to make a moist pile that falls apart easily.
Offer this to chicks.
Also get a dropper and feed the liquid to the side of the chick’s beak, a drop at a time.
This is supposed to add warmth, hydration and probiotic support.
Pour off and save the fermented liquid to start a new batch of fermented feed.
Use up any leftover moist feed on the older birds and start a new batch in a rinsed container.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/fermenting-chicken-feed-a-straightforward-method.75967/
