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zooweemama said:
Help? I have a chick that hatched a week ago. She was rough when I got her. Just messy- like she had a rough hatch. She has had chronic issues with pasty butt. Not anyone else- and I have 12 others with her. I am constantly cleaning it. Finally I pulled some of the fur off around her vent just to see if that would help (I know it didn't feel good but I was desperate). It just keeps building up. Today it was bad enough I had to let her soak in a warm bath and clean it off. Well skip back a little bit and let me add that she still has her cord attached. Well while soaking it fell off. NOW she has a HOLE where it was and it looks like FOOD seeping out? Ahhh. Poor thing. I put Blue Kote on it to help with infection but not sure what else to do...any ideas? She is eating and drinking. She is active like the others. Just give her time and stop worrying? I've actually never had to deal with pasty butt- this is my first time and only the one chick.

Side note- all the chicks you gave me Ron are in with my other ones. 26 chicks in 1 brooder. First time I have ever had that many chicks at once time. haha! I'm giving 4 of my own chicks to a friend tomorrow so I will be down to 22. :D haha Thanks so much! I cannot wait wait wait to see what you hatch from my duckies!!
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I hope you get plenty of Pullets!

That sounds like a hernia. I would put vetrycin on it. It it does not close up you might need to suture it.

To add to the pasty butt remedies, yougurt, Kifir, scramble eggs and chick grit(TSC had some last spring). I only have pasty butt with shipped chicks on ones that have a hard time hatching. It usually goes away in several days.

Hoping for the best!
 
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ronott1 said:
I hope you get plenty of Pullets!

That sounds like a hernia. I would put vetrycin on it. It it does not close up you might need to suture it.

To add to the pasty butt remedies, yougurt, Kifir, scramble eggs and chick grit(TSC had some last spring). I only have pasty butt with shipped chicks on ones that have a hard time hatching. It usually goes away in several days.

Hoping for the best!
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Thank you!

I was checking her out after her soak tonight and after her cord fell off and she looks great. No more pasty butt. BUT she jumped out of my hand and hurt her leg. Ahhhh! Man this chick has it rough. :( I have chick grit. I will offer some tomorrow after church with some Kefir.
 

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