Pasty butt chick still has trouble with vent.

[cadjarrett]

This chick, Rosie, had pasty butt from the beginning. We cleaned her every day with a cotton swab and warm water. She is now almost 4 weeks old and her vent looks like it is still a little bloody and dirty. We continue to clean, but is there something else I am missing? She is developing more slowly than the others. She eats and drinks normally, her stools look normal and she is very active. None of the other chicks seem to be having any issues.

 

[Punkybrewster]

If she is active and eating/drinking i would leave it alone. Her vent itself is not blocked. My shipped chicks had pasty butt for quite a few days. Then a couple of them had dirty butts like this. It will resolve itself on its own. Constantly trying to wash that kind of dried poop off will sometimes make matters worse in my experience.
If you feel the need to clean it off, apply some vaseline to the area after to help prevent sticking. As long as a little poop is below the vent and not covering it, shes fine.

 

[hayley3]

View attachment 2082734This chick, Rosie, had pasty butt from the beginning. We cleaned her every day with a cotton swab and warm water. She is now almost 4 weeks old and her vent looks like it is still a little bloody and dirty. We continue to clean, but is there something else I am missing? She is developing more slowly than the others. She eats and drinks normally, her stools look normal and she is very active. None of the other chicks seem to be having any issues.

I would be concerned about the blood..I just switched mine to regular non-medicated starter because I was not sure if it was contributing or not. What does yours eat?
As a preventative, you could treat with Corid because I just found where blood near the vent is a sign of coccidiosis.

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[cadjarrett]

I would be concerned about the blood..I just switched mine to regular non-medicated starter because I was not sure if it was contributing or not. What does yours eat?
As a preventative, you could treat with Corid because I just found where blood near the vent is a sign of coccidiosis.

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

Ours is on a non-medicated starter. They were all vaccinated. I checked again today and it seems to be healing a bit more. I wonder if the others may have been pecking at it?

 

[hayley3]

Why would the others pick at it, unless something was wrong..it looks puffy to me, in addition to the blood? Maybe separate her in a small cage until she recovers? Have you used a warm, wet towel to try and get that off? Is her vent swollen?

 

[Isaac 0]

View attachment 2082734This chick, Rosie, had pasty butt from the beginning. We cleaned her every day with a cotton swab and warm water. She is now almost 4 weeks old and her vent looks like it is still a little bloody and dirty. We continue to clean, but is there something else I am missing? She is developing more slowly than the others. She eats and drinks normally, her stools look normal and she is very active. None of the other chicks seem to be having any issues.

I'd keep cleaning the poop off every day if need be, use a warm damp cloth and gently loosen the poop from the feathers. If left unattended the poop may start to build-up and get harder to get off. Once you get everything off you can apply a light layer of vaseline around the vent to moisten the area to prevent more waste build-up.

Just a few questions, What's the temp in your brooder and are you providing electrolytes in their water? What are you feeding?