Pasty Butt problem

[BuffOrp82]

This is my little peanut ..


This is omelet (darker one) and scrambles (lighter one) both are Blue Orps. You can see how much more developed their feathers are.

 

[chickwhispers]

Oh how cute! I have chick fever! Can't wait for my spring chicks to arrive. Thanks for posting!

 

[chickwhispers]

How long have you been raising Orps?

 

[gander007]

Nice looking chicks you have

 

[BuffOrp82]

How long have you been raising Orps?

This is my first batch, they are so cute!

 

[chickwhispers]

Last spring I got 2 Buff Orps. Love 'em! If I remember they were a little slower than some of the others. But pasty butt will slow their growth some if it's chronic. That would mean they aren't getting correct nutrients. Are you using pine shavings in the brooder? The chick that I had with pasty butt ate on pine shavings and that will cause it too. I think the pine shavings absorb a lot of water.?

 

[chickenlver2013]

I have 8 chicks that are a week old today ( 2 Blue Orpingtons 4 Buff Orpingtons and 2 Golden Comets). I got them from Meyer Hatchery, they were not shipped I live near by and picked them up myself. Well one of them (Peanut, a BO) keeps getting pasty butt! She is the only one that is having this problem. She also seems to be smaller and less developed than the other chicks, the other ones wing feathers are coming in and some tail feathers too, but Peanut's feathers are coming in much slower, she barely has any wing feathers. She's not lethargic, I think she's eating and drinking fine and runs around the brooder with her sisters.

I have started feeding them yogurt with active cultures once a day (just started yesterday). I have heard unfiltered acv in the water works too but can't seem to find it in the stores. How long will it take for the yogurt to help her and is there anything else I can do to help her?

Just want all my chickies to be happy and healthy, help! please!

Now wait just a minute. I have a question. How in the world did they let you take 8 chicks? When I told them I wanted chicks they told me that I needed to buy 25. They confuse me.

 

[chickwhispers]

Meyer Hatchery will ship minimum of 15 Jan-Mar, and a minimum of 3 April - Dec. If you pickup at Meyer there is no minimum ship. Are you thinking of Murray McMurray?

 

[chickenlver2013]

You mean if I ordered 3 chicks in May they'll let me have JUST three?

 

[BuffOrp82]

Now wait just a minute. I have a question. How in the world did they let you take 8 chicks? When I told them I wanted chicks they told me that I needed to buy 25. They confuse me.

I live near by (10 miles or so), so as long as I was picking them up I could order as little as I wanted, I think the rules are different for shipping.