New chick worm???

[jploria116]

Hey everyone. I’m new to the forum and currently brooding my first batch of baby chicks. My black copper maran has had pasty but since I picked them up. Today this was hanging out of her?!?! This is day 3 of brooding. She’s housed with two Easter eggers, 1 blue Plymouth and 1 Rhode Island Red. I have two buff Orpington coming on Thursday from the same farm.

I’m feeding manapro medicated chick food and dosing booster rooster vitamins and electrolytes in their water. If this is a worm, what’s the treatment? Thank you

 

[coach723]

Not a worm, just a long skinny dropping. What is your brooder set up, pictures would be helpful. Are you using a heat lamp or a brooder plate? Pasty butt can be from a too warm brooder, or remnants of shipping stress or stress from moving. For the first week the temp in the warmest place under the lamp, if you are using one, should be 95 degrees F, and goes down 5 degrees each week. Depending on your ambient room temperature, they may be too warm. Put a thermometer under the light on the ground at their level to get an actual reading. They also need adequate room in the brooder to move out of the heat as needed to cooler spots, and then back in, that is how they regulate until they are fully feathered.

 

[jploria116]

Not a worm, just a long skinny dropping. What is your brooder set up, pictures would be helpful. Are you using a heat lamp or a brooder plate? Pasty butt can be from a too warm brooder, or remnants of shipping stress or stress from moving. For the first week the temp in the warmest place under the lamp, if you are using one, should be 95 degrees F, and goes down 5 degrees each week. Depending on your ambient room temperature, they may be too warm. Put a thermometer under the light on the ground at their level to get an actual reading. They also need adequate room in the brooder to move out of the heat as needed to cooler spots, and then back in, that is how they regulate until they are fully feathered.




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Hi thanks for the reply. I’m using a brooder plate and have them in my basement. Room temp is around 65 degrees there. I’m using a large plastic bin as my brooder. No issues with any of the other chicks. They are all eating.

 

[coach723]

If your heat plate is adjustable enough, or use something under two of the legs, I set mine up on an angle, so they can either touch and lean against it, or move a bit farther away, helps them adjust their distance to what they need for warmth. Sometimes they need direct contact, sometimes just close. You will need to adjust the height regularly to keep up with growth.
I would just keep an eye on it, make sure it's drinking well and has figured out the nipple waterer. You could add some Sav-a-chick electrolites to the water for part of the day, and give plain fresh water the rest of the day, make sure they are well hydrated. It may just be stress related and resolve. If the chick gets constipated then a small amount of coconut oil can be given, freeze it and break into tiny bits for it to eat.
Hope you have a plan for the future, they will outgrow that bin very quickly. They grow very fast.

 

[jploria116]

If your heat plate is adjustable enough, or use something under two of the legs, I set mine up on an angle, so they can either touch and lean against it, or move a bit farther away, helps them adjust their distance to what they need for warmth. Sometimes they need direct contact, sometimes just close. You will need to adjust the height regularly to keep up with growth.
I would just keep an eye on it, make sure it's drinking well and has figured out the nipple waterer. You could add some Sav-a-chick electrolites to the water for part of the day, and give plain fresh water the rest of the day, make sure they are well hydrated. It may just be stress related and resolve. If the chick gets constipated then a small amount of coconut oil can be given, freeze it and break into tiny bits for it to eat.
Hope you have a plan for the future, they will outgrow that bin very quickly. They grow very fast.

That’s how mine is set. Lower on the back side against the box and higher towards the middle so they can move about. I have rooster booster added to the water. Great tip on freezing the coconut oil. I read something about putting oil (olive/vegetable) on their vent for pasty butt? I’ve just been cleaning her daily with warm water and a paper towel lightly dabbing it off. I added a picture of their future home… almost done with the coop. Gonna build the run next.

 

[jploria116]

I introduced them to the nipple waterer the first day. After a few attempts, they were all over it and now I see them drinking all the time. I’m OCD so I added a camera to keep an eye on them at all times lol.

 

[coach723]

You can use a bit of vaseline around the vent if droppings are sticking, makes it a little easier to clean off and helps keep it from drying there. Just use a qtip to apply.
Cute coop!

 

[jploria116]

You can use a bit of vaseline around the vent if droppings are sticking, makes it a little easier to clean off and helps keep it from drying there. Just use a qtip to apply.
Cute coop!

Thanks. Appreciate the tips. The design was from Third Coast Craftsman. I just modified it to my application. I believe he has a YouTube channel. My wife calls it the chicken mansion haha.