***OKIES in the BYC III ***

[greenbeetle]

I've gotten several through that phase. I keep them clean and wash them as needed, but the single best thing I've found that helps is trimming their butt fluff. Make sure they can get out of the heat of any heatlamp you've provided them, because getting too hot can contribute.

ok, thanks, I have been cleaning them up and yes they can get out of the heat if they need to.

 

[miohippus]

ok, thanks, I have been cleaning them up and yes they can get out of the heat if they need to.

you can also put a little Vaseline on the vent to keep the poo from sticking.

 

[bardies]

Had a lovely paint silkie hatch. Question though - it appears to have an 'extra' toe. So the required 5 on one foot and on the other foot - the required 5 plus the tiniest extra nubbin on the innermost toe. So, here is the question - are extra or missing toes a fluke and therefore it would be ok to use this as a breeder if everything else is good? Or is this a highly inheritable trait making this chick a poor candidate to be a breeder regardless of what it looks like.

 

[lonnyandrinda]

Had a lovely paint silkie hatch. Question though - it appears to have an 'extra' toe. So the required 5 on one foot and on the other foot - the required 5 plus the tiniest extra nubbin on the innermost toe. So, here is the question - are extra or missing toes a fluke and therefore it would be ok to use this as a breeder if everything else is good? Or is this a highly inheritable trait making this chick a poor candidate to be a breeder regardless of what it looks like.

Wrong number of digits has a high likelihood of genetic causes. I would not breed from it.

 

[bardies]

Wrong number of digits has a high likelihood of genetic causes. I would not breed from it.

thanks! Hopefully it is not really a toe - with a squirmy one day old...it was hard to look at it. So, will wait a bit and then check it out when it is bigger. Pretty little chick though!

 

[artsyrobin]

Quote: add a little apple cider vinegar to the water and a little cornmeal to the feed.

 

[Ksane]

What do you all do for chicks with pasty butts. I am sure there is a thread on here, but asking my Okie buddies. I have two Serama chicks about 2 weeks old that just now are getting pasty butts, the other serama chicks are fine. I took a warm wash cloth and cleaned them up last night, but I am so scared that I might loose them and wouldn't you know they are my two favorite serama chicks.

Thanks
David

Here's what I do-
Run some water real warm (their body temp is 105) and hold just their back end area under the water and work it real careful until it comes off. Get them nice and dry and put a little vaseline on it to stop the poop from sticking as much. Sometimes you have to do it several times a day.
And you're right-you can lose them if you don't stay on top of it. But I can't see you letting it get to that point. Using sand in the brooder seemsto help. It's grit/fiber for them when they swallow it. Seramas wouldn't take much sand, you'd be able to just dump it completely 1-2 times a day so it'd stay clean.

 

[Tony O]

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Originally Posted by Kyzmette

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Originally Posted by greenbeetle

What do you all do for chicks with pasty butts. I am sure there is a thread on here, but asking my Okie buddies. I have two Serama chicks about 2 weeks old that just now are getting pasty butts, the other serama chicks are fine. I took a warm wash cloth and cleaned them up last night, but I am so scared that I might loose them and wouldn't you know they are my two favorite serama chicks.

Thanks
David

I've gotten several through that phase. I keep them clean and wash them as needed, but the single best thing I've found that helps is trimming their butt fluff. Make sure they can get out of the heat of any heatlamp you've provided them, because getting too hot can contribute.

It's not the heat so much as getting chilled. That causes their inters to malfunction somehow. Just keep cleaning them like Kyzmette said, and it should clear up on it's own in about a week to 10 days.

 

[miohippus]

@kasandra i really like your idea about sprouting fodder in burlap bags i didn't have any but i did have a couple of strips of burlap so i made these what do you think will it work to sprout some fodder on?

 

[TipihlowLadies]

What a beautiful story. It made me cry. It doesn't take much anymore. Yes Brody is massive and that picure is two years old. Tha's the last time that particular grandson was here. He's really gained weight since then. Old and lazy, but a gentle giant.

We have the exact dog you are very blessed