Pasty butt problems.

[Nimueh Alene]

Why My chicks are getting pasty butt ? They are not shipped ,brooder is clean, fresh water and feed. I don't understand what I am doing wrong . I have a Brinsea ecoglow. Are they too hot ? How do I prevent this? I raise Serama and they are so tiny to work with and I am terrified I'll hurt them.. I have a new setting going into the brooder tomorrow... I scrubbed everything and allowed it to dry.
I lost a chick with a broody hen to pasty butt today. I didn't think that was a problem with chicks raised naturally.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Too much heat can cause it, so can not enough. I'm not familiar with using a heat plate so I can't give advice. I once read sprinkling cornmeal on their feed can help though I haven't tried it. I generally see it not at all or on one chick in a batch. If multiple chicks are having trouble than it must have a common denominator.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

I didn't see it either until I started using the heat plate. ..think I'm going back to the heat lamp until they are a couple weeks old.

 

[3 NH reds]

Used to be trouble for us years ago. Now we add ACV with the mother to the water and all chicks are fine. Apple cider vinegar with the mother is a good probiotic for them.

 

[Nimueh Alene]

Used to be trouble for us years ago. Now we add ACV with the mother to the water and all chicks are fine. Apple cider vinegar with the mother is a good probiotic for them.

thank you

 

[aart]

What all and exactly how are you feeding them?

 

[Nimueh Alene]

Feed them all flock and daily fresh water ..think my problem is my brooder plate doesn't keep my water warm. It was cold when I changed it. So my chicks are under a heat lamp now water is staying warm. Problem seems to be going away. As for the chick with the hen?