I need the knowledge of the BYC community...pasty butt advice.

[Weeg]

Following! Going to try to make up some important reason to go to TSC in the next weeks and see if I can rescue some pasties. If not, then my local feed stores usually have chicks and we go their quite often. I'll definitely be scanning the bins.
Following along encase I end up with a pasty batch!
Really great work by the way @TheOddOneOut, I saw your thread last year as well, its a great thing your doing.

Welp, didn't find any pasties today at the local feed store, but I did come home with a baby with a slipped tendon. Sorry to hijack the thread, but advice is much appreciated.
Following anyway! Excited to see what you end up with @TheOddOneOut!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Welp, didn't find any pasties today at the local feed store, but I did come home with a baby with a slipped tendon. Sorry to hijack the thread, but advice is much appreciated.
Following anyway! Excited to see what you end up with @TheOddOneOut!

Aww! Poor baby!

 

[DramaBrahmaMama]

Coconut oil works wonders for removal, and a small bead fed to the bird also helps lubricate the vent on the way out when it passes. Good luck! I’ve had a few cases with my chicks and coconut oil is now in my chick supply room forever.

Is feeding them the oil okay for 4 day olds? I have 4 that I'm fighting pasty butt.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Is feeding them the oil okay for 4 day olds? I have 4 that I'm fighting pasty butt.

Yes!

 

[Stablecoop]

I had less pasty butt whenever I used a heat plate instead of a heat lamp. So this may help after you get the initial case cleared. Using blunt tip scissors to trim excess fluff came in handy with a reoccurring case on a super fluffy chick. This is really thoughtful of you to do. I'm sure you'll save some chicks lives

Same experience with the heat plate. It was like night and day difference. They are expensive but the savings in stress and time with pasty butt were 100% worth it.

 

[karenm52]

Coconut oil works wonders for removal, and a small bead fed to the bird also helps lubricate the vent on the way out when it passes. Good luck! I’ve had a few cases with my chicks and coconut oil is now in my chick supply room forever.

what do you think about feeding unsweetened shredded coconut meat? would that work? and what is pasty butt exactly? a clogged colon - that causes prolapse due to the strain when eliminating? ty

 

[Poodlemum]

what do you think about feeding unsweetened shredded coconut meat? would that work? and what is pasty butt exactly? a clogged colon - that causes prolapse due to the strain when eliminating? ty

I would worry about filling up the chick with the wrong nutrients, the oil will leave room for regular crumble. Pasty butt is when the stool covers the vent and prevents them from pooping, rupturing the colon in severe cases

 

[Iluveggers]

The reason oil works is because it is smooth & “greasy”. The raw coconut flake would not coat the bum or help anything slide.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

what do you think about feeding unsweetened shredded coconut meat? would that work? and what is pasty butt exactly? a clogged colon - that causes prolapse due to the strain when eliminating? ty

If you gave the coconut meat, you need to make sure they have chick grit (crushed granite) available free choice.

Pasty Butt is when poop accumulates and blocks the vent. Sometimes it's accompanied by constipation, but most of the time it's poop that has stuck and blocks the vent.
Some common causes are stress (usually from shipping), being too hot or too cold - so taking time to watch behavior to see if your chicks act cold or too hot is a very good idea. You brooder should have enough space where the chicks have 1 place that is warm (heat lamp, brooder plate, mama heating pad, etc.) and the rest of the brooder is cool or room temp. (at least). Food/water should be on the cool side. If you watch chicks with a Mother Hen, they do not spend all their time under her. They run about, eat/drink, play, explore...the chicks run under her to get a quick warm up, then they are off again. They do nap, so they may be close to a heat source or even under it (or Mom) for a while, but then they seem to snooze and zoom...
Fun to watch and there's always something new to learn.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

what do you think about feeding unsweetened shredded coconut meat? would that work? and what is pasty butt exactly? a clogged colon - that causes prolapse due to the strain when eliminating? ty

The meat isn’t going to have the right benefits. I’d definitely not do that.
Pasty butt is when feces build up on a baby chick’s bottom and dry and harden - blocking the intestines. It’s fatal unless the blockage is removed. Even when it’s removed, sometimes the colon remains clogged.