Pasted butts

[leadwolf1]

I've also used Neosporin, or Vaseline, to put on the cement blob...it seems to help it moisten and come loose faster and easier. They seem to like that a little better then the warm water on their little hinnies

I just put in on, wait a little while, and it is usually ready to clean right up

 

[KDailey]

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It softens it up and eventually will kinda fall off.

 

[vsmenagerie]

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I did this and they seemed to much prefer it to me trying to wipe it off with a wet cloth.

 

[opalwednesday]

neo all the way! It kept happening to one of my chicks until I finished the cleaning with neo, now her butt's not a poop magnet anymore

 

[rmh0508]

would A&D ointment work as well?

 

[LAseramas KP]

I used to get this from my seramas chicks until a friend told me to try save-A-chick for the first week of life and after that I never seen pasty butt again so now I use that every time
my chicks hatch good luck Save-A-chick works great ...

 

[leadwolf1]

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I think this would work just as well...

 

[lizzy14]

Thanks so much for the help, everyone! One of you mentioned temp of brooder as possible factor. What temp do you recommend? They will be a week old Monday. It's been averaging 86-87 in there. If it's any warmer, they seem to be too hot - they just lay around like little furry puddles.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Your current temp is fine. Go by their behavior, not the gauge. If they huddle, they're a bit cool, if they avoid the lamp spot, they are too hot.