ANYBODY?EMERGENCY Help! Chick with pasty butt & now some blood :(

[19hhbelgian]

I had 4 chicks hatch out last thursday. They are in with my other chicks, so I'm really worried... One had pasty butt tonight so I cleaned him off (felt bad because some of the fluff came off too...). When I put him back in, he pooped a little bit after I put him down, and it had definite blood in it

My chick is walking around and being a normal chick so far, so I'm hoping it's not too late. Can anybody offer me any advice on how to help my little one???

 

[card5640]

I would feed them some yogurt with feed mixed in, plain no artifical sweetner. Good luck

 

[mamaKate]

If you didn't thoroughly soften the crust, the irritation my have caused the blood. Watch him with the other chicks and offer the yogurt. Good chance he'll be ok.

 

[19hhbelgian]

Thank you so much! I put some ACV in the water, and will be getting them yougurt tomorrow. I sat out in the shed with them, and watched my little one closely. He took a poop, and it looked like a normal poop. I don't really understand why it's sticking to him if it's "normal" though...

 

[BirdMom]

When my chicks have had pasty butt, I wash them off gently under warm running water (just a thin stream of it) in the sink, and then dry them thoroughly.

I also add dry oatmeal (plain, quick oats, not flavored/sugared/old-fashioned) to their food for a few days. It really clears them up, and they love it! They'll gobble up the oatmeal before they'll touch their crumbles. I never measured how much, just threw a spoonful or two of it in for them.

Good luck! Hope your little one makes it and the pasty butt quits soon.