Baby Chickens - Bleeding from Bottoms

[ladya]

How can you get Blue Kote off? I thought it was pretty permanent until it wears off? Kind of like permanent ink.

 

[lamelde]

I did the same thing with Blue Kote - warm water did wash most of it off the fleshy parts (feathers are still purple) - now I have one chick in ICU - the pasty butt caused inflamed tissue and she can't pass her poo properly - what do I do for that (if she makes it through the night (I force fed her Grogel +B) because she stopped eating. I lost one chick yesterday & don't want to lose her too.

 

[amnich]

The dye isn't really the problem with blue-kote, it's the antibiotics you want off because that is what could irritate the tissue. Definitely make sure they are eating soft food if they are having trouble passing their poop. Yogurt, crumble made into a mash by watering it down, chopped up hard boiled eggs, stuff like that. If you dip their beak into yogurt that usually works best, since they kind of have to eat it to get it off their beak. Also make sure they stay hydrated, you can make them drink with a dropper or something. Gro-gel is a good idea, if you run out poly-vi-sol is pretty similar (any sort of vitamin/nutrient supplement type of thing will work). I have heard of people using benadryl in VERY small amounts to make swelling go down, if the inflammation is causing swelling.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Thanks for the tip on the lotion. We are feeding them Buckeye Starter Feed.

OK if they are on starter that is good. I like to ask because people are sometimes told to give their chickens corn and that's it.

For their bottoms I would go to the feed store and get some rooster booster black salve or the pick no more lotion, and put it on each one's bottom after you gently try to push in the prolapse. That is all I would know to do...maybe it would work.

If you are not using a red light now, you might want to buy a red light bulb (of the appropriate wattage) since they wouldn't be as prone to picking supposedly with that.

 

[Michael Apple]

The dye isn't really the problem with blue-kote, it's the antibiotics you want off because that is what could irritate the tissue. Definitely make sure they are eating soft food if they are having trouble passing their poop. Yogurt, crumble made into a mash by watering it down, chopped up hard boiled eggs, stuff like that. If you dip their beak into yogurt that usually works best, since they kind of have to eat it to get it off their beak. Also make sure they stay hydrated, you can make them drink with a dropper or something. Gro-gel is a good idea, if you run out poly-vi-sol is pretty similar (any sort of vitamin/nutrient supplement type of thing will work). I have heard of people using benadryl in VERY small amounts to make swelling go down, if the inflammation is causing swelling.

There are no antibiotics in Blu-Kote:
"Sodium propionate, gentian violet, acriflavine, in a special base of water, urea, glycerine, isopropyl alcohol 32% by volume."

Do not use near mucous membranes. Obviously due to the ingredients above:
"For external veterinary use only. In case of serious burns, deep or puncture wounds, or if redness, irritation or swelling persists or increases, discontinue use and consult a veterinarian. Keep away from the eyes, mouth, nostrils, and mucous membranes. Do not spray in the eyes. Do not inhale. Do not use on cats. Prevent dogs from licking the treated area."
For animal use only.
Keep from the reach of children.
Use only as directed.

Your recommendations, like so many on this forum are just going to make matters worse. Recommending Banadryl to chicks? Post after post, the BS and misinformation continues. I just do not understand the irresponsibility of so many people posting on this forum. Ignorance is no excuse. If one doesn't bother to research the needs of a specific animal before possessing it, they shouldn't possess the animal. Sick of these posts. It's time to leave this forum and go elsewhere as some other wise folks have done. Adios.

 

[ladya]

Ya know what... I'm not even gonna say what I feel about the criticism on this post. Thanks everyone else for your advice. It's been of great help.