Pasty bum as chick = prone to being egg bound?

[mach4chic]

I'm just thinking ahead here since I've had a chick with pasting problems, does that mean she will be more prone to becoming egg bound when she starts to lay? My first set of chicks did not have pasting problems and layed beautifully so I don't have experience with ill effects from pasty bottom but, it seems reasonable that the two could be related.

 

[firedove]

Pasty bum is a form of constipation. I could be wrong but I don't think it would have any lasting effects.

 

[granmahen]

my ex-pasty bums are laying just fine for over a year now.

 

[lisahaschickens]

I would very seriously doubt the two are related. Pasting up is from loose stools that cling to fluff around the vent. The loose stools are generally caused by stress, change in diet, or illness. I just don't think it has anything to do with egg-laying at all.