Chick injury?

[Ekrad9]

Can someone please tell me what this could be? We just bought these chicks a day or so ago. It appears poop is stuck to the chick’s butt, but it’s very hard. Bag-balm was applied to soften it, but should we be concerned with it being around other chicks?

 

[Quailberries]

Looks like pasty butt to me! I've never had a chick with it, but it's incredibly common. Here's some links on how to help:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/pasty-butt-in-chicks-causestreatmen/
https://www.purinamills.com/chicken.../pasty-butt-sick-baby-chick-symptoms-and-care

Good luck!

 

[Ekrad9]

Thank you!

 

[DobieLover]

That is a pretty bad case of pasty butt. You need to get that off.
Soak a paper towel in warm water and really soak that mass. You may want to squeeze the hardened poop with your fingers. Don't worry. You can wash your hands!
Once you get that off, use a soft towel to dry her well.
She also looks backed up. I would try to get 1/2 tsp of coconut or olive oil into her to help her pass what's in her. Room temperature coconut oil is solid and she may pick it off your fingers. Otherwise apply a drop of oil to the middle of her beak below her nostrils. When it flows down her beak, they usually drink it. Go slow and careful and get as much of the 1/2 tsp of oil in her as you can.
Inspect the rest of them for pasty butt too.