chelsabb15
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- Oct 28, 2015
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Is there a way to keep my chickens from getting pasty butt?? Seems like every time I clean them off it gets worse!
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Are these young chicks you are talking about? Pasty butt is usually found in chicks less than a week old, and mostly happens due to dehydration in shipping or too much heat in the brooder. I have noticed it usually goes away at the end of the first week with gentle washing it off with soap and warm water, and re-checking it in 24 hours.Is there a way to keep my chickens from getting pasty butt?? Seems like every time I clean them off it gets worse!
It also looks like your box is wet along the edges. That will make your chicks sick very quickly. Not only from the dampness, but mold. I take old discarded hardcover books and cover them with alum. foil to set my waterers on. As they get older, just use thicker books or stack them. If they get dirty, trash the old alum, cover with fresh. Good luck.
Yes, wrap something they can't eat or get thru around the bottom 6 inches of the wire cage to keep the chips inside. Then lay in several inches of chips. Raise the feeders and waterers like the other poster said. The chicks need firm footing, not a slick surface. A slick surface leek newspaper can cause them to develop crooked legs.They are now in a wire cage. They were soaking their boxes every few minutes. I don't know what to do should I put pine shavings in the wore cage or no?
Yes, wrap something they can't eat or get thru around the bottom 6 inches of the wire cage to keep the chips inside. Then lay in several inches of chips. Raise the feeders and waterers like the other poster said. The chicks need firm footing, not a slick surface. A slick surface leek newspaper can cause them to develop crooked legs.
Best,
Karen