the_peanut_coop
🦌Optimist🦌
You have to clean her vent even if she screams. She will be eternally grateful you just need to be brave and so does she! It will be good for her in the long run!
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Ive never had pecking problems with exposed fuzzExposing the vent by pulling off fuzz will just encourage others to peck, resulting in further problems.
Okay.Ive never had pecking problems with exposed fuzz
Also check the feed for mites. They can cause pasty buttSoak with some epsom salt for ten minute intervals and slowly wipe away the parts that are soft. Continue doing this until you have cleaned if all off. Use warm water so it doesn't cause hypothermia in the chick. And check your feed. Is there too much protein? Is the brooder too hot? Try and do some detective work
There is no definitive cause. Pasty butt is just something they get. And no, don’t soak the chick. You should never get it more wet than necessary, just dampen the area.Soak with some epsom salt for ten minute intervals and slowly wipe away the parts that are soft. Continue doing this until you have cleaned if all off. Use warm water so it doesn't cause hypothermia in the chick. And check your feed. Is there too much protein? Is the brooder too hot? Try and do some detective work
I meant the butt only. And definitely hold the chick in a towel and make sure it is dry before placing it back. I've had to do this with chicks in the past and I've never had a casualty from it. It's still good to check your feed. It might be from something or it might be a random occurrenceThere is no definitive cause. Pasty butt is just something they get. And no, don’t soak the chick. You should never get it more wet than necessary, just dampen the area.
“Ameraucana”What breed is the poor baby? I usually have this problem with silkes, other bantams, and americaunas!