Hello,
I read another forum posting about pasty butt and correcting it and I suspect that's what's going on with our silkie. I have been trying to remove the poop with a warm washcloth/baby wipe as suggested by someone else (with no luck), along with giving probiotics and feeding hardboiled egg. She IS pooping, and eating but is the smallest of the 3 silkies. We ordered her through the local feed store, along with 2 other silkies and 5 standard chicks, various breeds. Some of the others have a slightly pasty butt, but nothing like hers.
Tonight I noticed that her vent is larger than the others - I can't see anything at all on most of the birds (even the bigger ones) but hers is highly visible.
Should I be worried? Is this a condition where separating her from the others would be beneficial to her? Right now, all are sleeping but her - possibly because she has a wet bum, even though I tried to dry it - so it seems she's uncomfortable. She peeps more than the others, and spends more time pecking at the others' feathers than eating or drinking. She seems to be at the bottom of the peck order.
Obviously, this is my first time raising chicks, and I have a lot of uncertainty about a lot of it. Any assurance/recommendations you can provide are welcomed. Thanks in advance!
Keri
I read another forum posting about pasty butt and correcting it and I suspect that's what's going on with our silkie. I have been trying to remove the poop with a warm washcloth/baby wipe as suggested by someone else (with no luck), along with giving probiotics and feeding hardboiled egg. She IS pooping, and eating but is the smallest of the 3 silkies. We ordered her through the local feed store, along with 2 other silkies and 5 standard chicks, various breeds. Some of the others have a slightly pasty butt, but nothing like hers.
Tonight I noticed that her vent is larger than the others - I can't see anything at all on most of the birds (even the bigger ones) but hers is highly visible.
Should I be worried? Is this a condition where separating her from the others would be beneficial to her? Right now, all are sleeping but her - possibly because she has a wet bum, even though I tried to dry it - so it seems she's uncomfortable. She peeps more than the others, and spends more time pecking at the others' feathers than eating or drinking. She seems to be at the bottom of the peck order.
Obviously, this is my first time raising chicks, and I have a lot of uncertainty about a lot of it. Any assurance/recommendations you can provide are welcomed. Thanks in advance!
Keri
