Pasty butt usually happens when the chicks are stresses. That can be from hard hatching or from being too cold. They might have been cold from the weather last week.
Pasty butt usually happens when the chicks are stresses. That can be from hard hatching or from being too cold. They might have been cold from the weather last week.
keep cleaning them and if momma will let you, give them each a drop of poly vi sol without iron twice a day for a couple of day. It can also help to give them a bowl of chick grit.
It is smaller than regular grit. TSC should have some.
If they were shipped, then it is likely shipping stress. That comes from being cold, hungry and jostled around for two days.I think I have some chick grit around here somewhere; I'll look for that. We did not hatch the chicks here; I got them in the mail & gave them to the hen. Now I am hoping I did not give her too many for her to keep warm. They are definitely very active chicks & I feel like they are not spending as much time getting warm under the mama as the other chicks we have had before. Thanks for the always helpful advice Ron.
