Pasty butt & yoghurt?

[wyo-helpmeet]

I was reading that yoghurt can help with pasty butt. I have one that has it pretty bad

I've done the warm water, got off as much as I could & put OO on his/her little bum & surrounding fuzz. Should I give them yoghurt? I thought you had to wait til they were a couple weeks old? They are just a few days old.

TIA!

 

[Lollipop]

Believe it or not, Pasty Butt is a symptom of constipation. The cure is molasses in their drinking water. Molasses is a natural laxative for fowl. Mix it like weak tea and give it to them for 2 days. Naturally you should clean their little butts with a warm damp cloth before you start the treatment. Failure to cure this condition could result in a painful death for your chicken. This treatment is for adult birds as well as chicks.