Lmfletcher
In the Brooder
Hello,
I recently added a buff orp into our brooder with our other chicks, at first the buff was a bigger than the current chicks So initially bullied them and pecked at their faces. A week later, said buff chick has pasty bum, hasn’t grown at all and will cry Loudly on and off through the day. now all the other chicks are noticeably a lot bigger than the buff chick and none of the others have pasty bum.
I have cleaned every few hours it’s bum to keep the vent clean and applied vaseline, given nutri drops as suggested from reading which does perk it up for a little bit but still cries . It still eats and drinks, cuddles the other chicks and follows the group around the brooder, although just sits and cries. I have lowered the heat pad cause I thought it may be cold, the others seem fine.
because it’s kind of stopped growing, still pooing And eating and drinking, I’m just wondering if there’s anything else I can try ? At least to stop the crying bit, the other chicks must be getting fed up of it
thanks
I recently added a buff orp into our brooder with our other chicks, at first the buff was a bigger than the current chicks So initially bullied them and pecked at their faces. A week later, said buff chick has pasty bum, hasn’t grown at all and will cry Loudly on and off through the day. now all the other chicks are noticeably a lot bigger than the buff chick and none of the others have pasty bum.
I have cleaned every few hours it’s bum to keep the vent clean and applied vaseline, given nutri drops as suggested from reading which does perk it up for a little bit but still cries . It still eats and drinks, cuddles the other chicks and follows the group around the brooder, although just sits and cries. I have lowered the heat pad cause I thought it may be cold, the others seem fine.
because it’s kind of stopped growing, still pooing And eating and drinking, I’m just wondering if there’s anything else I can try ? At least to stop the crying bit, the other chicks must be getting fed up of it
thanks