Messy chicks help!

[gavbarker]

I have 3 chicks in one brooder im feeding them jus ton chick crumb at the moment they are nearly 2 weeks old now but they always get poo stuck around there bums i sometimes leave it till it falls off but other times i have to snip it off and dampen it etc. Does this sound like a diet problem or is this nowmal? They are all drinking fine i think so i dont think thats the problem.

 

[justusnak]

Thisis normal....you MUST keep it clean or they will die from being stopped up! What you might want to do is...clean thier little bums...dry, then rum a little vaseline in thier bums..will keep it rfom sticking. This problem will go away soon. Good luck with the new babies.

 

[gavbarker]

Thanks thats good news i dont mind doing it but i was worried that it was something wrong that i was giveing them in there diet.

 

[aran]

how exactly does one clean them? mine have some stuck too...i tried a wet paper towel without any success

 

[gavbarker]

I wet then but then i usualy have to get some small scissors and pick at it a bit but you have to be carefull not to harm the chick of scare it too much its not the best way to do it.