Is this pasty butt????

[Redhead Rae]

I clean up chick butts by running warm to the touch water over the rear end of the chick. I put on a disposable glove and massage the poo until it softens. DO NOT pull on the poo, this can cause umbilical issues. Once all the poo is gone. Pat the chick dry and blow dry the rest of the way. I skip the blow drying because I have a heater plate which gets the chick nice and dry in 15-20 min without the loud noise, but with a heat lamp, the chick will need to be blown dry.

 

[Erin80]

She hated every second....lol....but all clean now and Vaseline on where the poop was. I named her Irene. She had a blow dry too.

 

[Chickygirl63]

I was wondering why after patting the chick dry ...why the heat lamp wouldn't dry her off....is it the wet fluff on the chick make it more sensitive to the heat?

 

[Redhead Rae]

I was wondering why after patting the chick dry ...why the heat lamp wouldn't dry her off....is it the wet fluff on the chick make it more sensitive to the heat?

Wet chicks can get easily chilled. It is harder for them to dry off under a heat lamp then under a heater plate. So, they are more likely to get chilled under a lamp.

 

[kmhudson3]

94 seems ok for brand new ones to me. Pasting happens lots from overheating in really small boxes. Yours have space.

mine are 1 week today....temp about 80-85??

 

[Ruralhideaway]

If they are comfortable that's fine, just make sure there's a cooler area as well.

 

[Chickygirl63]

Thank you I didn't realize that!