Pasty Butt?

[Simplistic Dreams]

I just got a few chicks last night and one of them has poop stuck to her butt. I looked at it, and it does not appear to be covering the vent.
Should I still clean it up and how?

 

[RAWR]

u can clean it up
just take a wet, warm rag to its butt

 

[hac1224]

The sooner you clean it the less likely it is to build up more. I just use warm running water and a paper towel to pull it off once it loosens up. Another paper towel to blot it dry, and you're good to go!

 

[jjhuntsalot]

You might want to add vitamins to their water. I lost two chicks to pasty butt then i started adding vitamins to their water and haven't lost another since.

 

[shadburnchicks]

What kind of vitamins and where do you buy them? I've read this before but wasn't sure what to get.

I also read on another post yesterday that you can put a little olive oil on their booties every day and that will help it come off easier.

 

[Simplistic Dreams]

Do I have to worry about her getting chilled?
Do I have to blow-dry her, or can I just put her back under the heat lamp?

 

[MotherOfMany]

Yeah, never in my life did I ever think I would be saying to myself or to my husband, "I need to get up and go check if I need to wash any of the chicken's butts."

 

[shadburnchicks]

The first group we had we were told to use a hair dryer to dry their booty. Last night, I just got a cup of warm water, paper towel and some Q-tips. I did all of this under the heat lamp so she wouldn't get cold. I dipped the Q-tip in the water and got her booty wet enough for the paste to come off easily then I used the paper towel to remove it. She didn't even cry but when I put the others under running water and blowed them dry, they didn't like it.

 

[shadburnchicks]

I just saw another post regarding vitamins in case any of you want to try it for your chick's pasty butts.

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