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.
They had pasty butt for the whole two weeks, everyday I check all 26 chicks for pasty butt and clean it off. 4 chicks have it pretty bad. I ordered 7 different breeds. 1 Americauna, 4 Marans(2 different one), 2 Olive Eggers, 2 Amberlinks, 1 Welsummer, and 15 Rhode Island. We ended up with 16 Rhode Island’s as they sent an extra one. I keep each chick well documented, how it’s doing, what it eats, what their poop looks like. The only breed to have pasty butt is the Rhode Island Red and there are four of them to have it. I have never ordered this breed before, and we were raising them for a friend. I have used this mail order company before, and like I said had pasty butt with 1 chick from the last order.Them being mailed to you has nothing to do with them having pasty but two weeks later.
What temperature are you keeping them in your house at?
What exactly are you feeding them?
Thank you, this is very helpful, I was afraid we would have to put her down. Did you see this last picture, I am afraid it is intestines?Get a little tub or bowl, and put aome warm water into it with a few drops of dish soap. Soak it for a few minutes, and gently clean it off. Look for an injury or a prolapsed vent that might have been pecked. The intestines can come out or be pulled out with a prolapse. Hopefully, no intestines are out, otherwise the chick would need to be put down. If there is just a prolapsed vent, then apply some vaseline or oil/ointment, and keep it moist. Take a new picture when dry before ointment. Separate the chick so others won’t peck at it.
Okay thank you, I was afraid of this. I know this is apart of raising chickens, but I am so sad. You have been a lot of help.Unfortunately the last picture posted does look like intestines are coming out, and she will probably not survive this. Make sure that it is intestines and not poop. She should be put down if her intestines are outside . It is hard to do, but pruning shears or removing the head with scissors is very quick. Are the chicks pecking each other’s vents?
This is so smart, to paint with Blu-kote, I didn’t know they had such a thing. Last time we only had 12 baby chicks at once which seems more of a natural number, a mother hen in no way would have 26 baby chicks to deal with. Thank you, I have learned my lesson. I was trying to help out someone who only could get them when they are 7 weeks and can live outside. Our chicks are not very aggressive, but a sore butt probably stands out. And the mere number of them exaggerates their activeness.My eyes are eighty years old and I can't see the intestines, but if they are out, I agree with @Eggcessive that the chick should be euthanized.
Your RIR chicks may be a bit more aggressive than your other chicks so keep an eye out for any more developing injuries and paint them immediately with Blu-kote so the chicks aren't attracted to the red of a fresh injury and make it worse as has happened with this chick.
This article I wrote may have some tips you can use to keep the peace in baby chick world. https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/aggressive-baby-chicks-and-how-to-stop-the-behavior.72029/