Dirty Butts

[GreatPyrLover]

I got three 1 week old BO's on Friday...they have dried poop stuck to their butt...I was able to take a wet cloth and clean one of them up...the other two I couldnt get it to come off them without me thinking I was gonna kill the little things...is this gonna hurt them and will they eventually clean themselves up? I hate to leave it on there but dont know how to get it off without getting them soaking wet...they are eating, drinking and pooping just fine.

 

[justusnak]

You can run thier little bums under warm water, and use a childs type, soft toothbrush to coax it off. Then pat em dry, and back under the warm light. This is how I deal with poopy butts.

 

[pawtraitart]

If it is really stuck on there you can dab some 3% hydrogen peroxide on it and the poop will dissolve faster than water. Then just rinse with some water and you're good to go.

 

[addicted2chix]

if it's stuck to their actual butt than it's called pasting and you have to deal with it, if its just on their butt feathers than it should be alright.

 

[WhySayWhat]

That's good to know about the "pasting/not pasting"! I've been thinking my BR was pasting up, but it wasn't blocking anything so I haven't really done much with it. It's about a "vent and a half" away from her vent though, lol. I'll have to see if I can coax my other half into helping get it of with peroxide (I have a bad reacton to it) since water just isn't cutting it.

 

[addicted2chix]

Two of my month olds had very pasty vents when they were little, i had a hard time with a warm paper towel or washcloth so I had to soak their rears in warm water for a couple minutes to get it to come off, but if you do this you probably wont need peroxide.

 

[kla37]

I trimmed a couple butts to keep it from drying on their down.

 

[GreatPyrLover]

Thanks for all the reply's...I will check again tonight but I think its just stuck to their down, they dont have feathers yet...I will try some of the peroxide just to see if I can get them cleaned up...I dont like them dirty.....it almost seems like they had a pasty butt and now its dry and wont come off. Thanks again!!!!

 

[DTRM30]

Pasty butt can be dangerous for the chick - if it is pasted you MUST get it cleaned off or it can kill the chick. If it's just stuck on some down/feathers near the vent - you're OK. Just keep them warm after cleaning them up and they should be just fine.

If it were me, I'd clean them up regardless. I know I wouldn't like poo stuck to me so figure they don't exactly like it either.

I even give my big girls a bath if their rear feathers get messy. But that's just me.

 

[nanawendy]

After cleaning up your babies poopy bums ... you could put bag balm on the bum area too keep it from happening again.