Okay, so my chicks are three days old. Today I noticed "Tiny" the little runt had bad pasty butt. I did what I've read to do, which was wipe it off with a warm wet paper towel. The poor little sweetie was SO good while I worked away at it, but I'm left with some questions and concerns.
1. It was RIDICULOUSLY hard to remove! It was caked on and I've read pulling at it can injure them, so I stood there for a very long time trying to get it all off. I got almost all of it off, cleared her vent and hope I did good enough. Is there an easier way to remove it?
2. I started checking out the others, and a couple had some poop starting to cake on their bum area, but not over the vent. I also noticed that a couple of their vent opens are bright red, almost looking bloody, but not actually bleeding, just red I think. Is this normal??
3. Finally, I'm wondering how long this pasting up thing goes on for? When will it stop? And is there any way to prevent it?
Thanks
PS: Also for the first time, I woke to discover they've spread their food everywhere. Like they dug it out of the feeder holes and made a mess with it. Could this somehow be related? Or are they just being naughty as they grow?
1. It was RIDICULOUSLY hard to remove! It was caked on and I've read pulling at it can injure them, so I stood there for a very long time trying to get it all off. I got almost all of it off, cleared her vent and hope I did good enough. Is there an easier way to remove it?
2. I started checking out the others, and a couple had some poop starting to cake on their bum area, but not over the vent. I also noticed that a couple of their vent opens are bright red, almost looking bloody, but not actually bleeding, just red I think. Is this normal??
3. Finally, I'm wondering how long this pasting up thing goes on for? When will it stop? And is there any way to prevent it?
Thanks
PS: Also for the first time, I woke to discover they've spread their food everywhere. Like they dug it out of the feeder holes and made a mess with it. Could this somehow be related? Or are they just being naughty as they grow?