Buttery Booty Question

[Orpstralope]

So I had some chicks with some dried poop on their butts, just bought today. I trimmed the area around the vent free from poo, but when I wiped it with water and a washcloth some of the "oh so fragile" fluff came our and now one of my chicks has a semi-bare bottom. The spot is no bigger on than a nickel (1 wk. old). Is this s problem? I was just happy I got the dried poop off.

 

[Break an Egg]

That fluff was going to come off anyway, now the chick just needs to wait for some feathers to cover her bum.

 

[Orpstralope]

I figured as much, never experienced playing with pooping chickens. Also, can I put some pine shaving inside the brooder? It gets messy fast with newspaper.
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[cheeps]

I'm sure he/she will be just fine. They might feel a draft.

 

[Break an Egg]

For the first few days use paper towels, newspaper can get very slippery when wet. This gives time for the babies to know where food is, then use the shavings.

 

[Kittymomma]

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Yes, the newspaper is really to slippery for them anyhow. I put mine on shavings for the first week then switch to the pine pellets for better (still not good) odor and dust control.

 

[bock]

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They should NOT be on newspaper! They will get spraddled leg from it. Use pine shavings with paper towels on it, you can take off the paper towels after a week.

 

[Supermommy486]

I just had the same thing happen to my chick I brought home today...I just hope the kids don't see it...