My Chick Won’t Let Me Clean Her Pasty Butt

[tiawieclaw]

I have a chick that has a little bit of pasty butt and I have been cleaning her and watching her and when i clean her she won’t hold still so I can’t get all the poop off. Eventually she just pooped on me but there is still a little gunk on her butt. It doesn’t cover her vent and since i got her to poop is it ok to let it be? I don’t want to stress her out too much. Any information helps!

 

[nchls school]

If the residue is near the vent it will gather more poop and become a problem. Grasp the chick over the back with your fingers under her belly. Hold firmly but not so tight you hurt the chick. Turn your hand over. Wet your other hand with luke warm water and rub the spot between your fingers until it comes off.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Are you sure you are cleaning pasty butt and not pulling on the umbilicus?

 

[tiawieclaw]

If the residue is near the vent it will gather more poop and become a problem. Grasp the chick over the back with your fingers under her belly. Hold firmly but not so tight you hurt the chick. Turn your hand over. Wet your other hand with luke warm water and rub the spot between your fingers until it comes off.

thank you! i will try this.

 

[tiawieclaw]

Are you sure you are cleaning pasty butt and not pulling on the umbilicus?

i’m 95 percent sure because it’s browner and chunkier but i will check.

 

[tiawieclaw]

update: after about 10 minutes, the rest of the poop softened and came off she now has a clean butt thanks so much for the help!

 

[Ms Clucky]

Warm water on a paper towel or cotton swab. The warm water makes them seem to feel safe enough where you can handle them better.

 

[Quailquestions6498]

Great! Just saying, your chick might get sores depending on how you cleaned the pasty butt. I suggest putting some Vaseline on it

 

[tiawieclaw]

Great! Just saying, your chick might get sores depending on how you cleaned the pasty butt. I suggest putting some Vaseline on it

do i keep it off the pink part only put it on a bit of the surrounding fluff? also i have heard mixed opinions on using stuff on their butts, is it safe? thanks so much!

 

[Aunt Angus]

I found vaseline helpful on the bum of a chick that had stubborn pasty butt. The thing that finally solved my chick's problem was doing away with artificial lighting and switching to a (diy) mama heating pad.