Help, baby chick has poopy butt

[Miss Bree]

Hi there,

I have a baby chick that has had poopy butt since I’ve brought her home. She definitely has a GI problem or something. Her vent looks a little raw. There’s poop stuck around the entrance that’s white I do t want to try and remove. Not sure what to do. I switches to medicated food hoping that would help. It didn’t. She eats all the time and drinks but haven’t really grown. I was feeding them electrolyte and probiotics in there water the first weekand a half but I’ve had them now for a month. Any suggestions on what I can do to stop the poppy butt or how I can help her overall health in general?

 

[getaclue]

Keep the vent clean, using a damp paper towel, or soak in tepid (not too warm) water. A blocked vent can kill them. Make sure it's not getting too hot. You might want to check into Coccidiosis, and get it it started on Corid.

 

[Mamatomany123]

You'll need to continue to wash her bottom in warm water and slowly remove any poop. I've seen that heat can lead to pasty butt. What the temperature in the brooder? Some chicks just have failure to thrive. She may be one.

 

[Ryguy3684]

It won't help the pasty butt, but you can dropper feed Nutri Drench. Tractor Supply stocks it, or you can get it online. It may help give her the boost she needs to grow. It worked great on one of my latest chicks that was tiny and malnourished from Coccidiasis.

 

[Miss Bree]

How long have you had the chick?

I have had them for 4 weeks now.

 

[Miss Bree]

So this is what I’m dealing with now. This is her cleaned up. Some of it won’t come off. The poop is so runny it runs down to her belly. I’m treating her for coccidiasis at the moment. Hoping it helps. I’ll give her vitamins after I treat her. Thank you for all your help. Any advice is always welcome.

 

[LaFleche]

Can you make a picture of her fresh poop? She might be constipated.

 

[Miss Bree]

Can you make a picture of her fresh poop? She might be constipated.

the poop runs down her butt to her belly. The picture I took I just cleaned her up

 

[Miss Bree]

Keep the vent clean, using a damp paper towel, or soak in tepid (not too warm) water. A blocked vent can kill them. Make sure it's not getting too hot. You might want to check into Coccidiosis, and get it it started on Corid.

I’ve been keeping her vent clean and checking it everyday. she’s running around and Is doing all the stuff the others are doing. She’s just really small. She chirps a lot too. Eats a lot and drinks a lot. She’s active and sometimes falls asleep in the food bowl standing up.

 

[Miss Bree]

You'll need to continue to wash her bottom in warm water and slowly remove any poop. I've seen that heat can lead to pasty butt. What the temperature in the brooder? Some chicks just have failure to thrive. She may be one.

ok, I was hoping that wasn’t going to be the case but I’ll continue to keep her comfortable and clean.