Pasty butt?

[John01]

So is it normal for there to be some poop on their hind fluff?

John

 

[speckledhen]

Well, maybe a little in the fluff, especially if it's a bit runny. BUT, it cannot block the vent.

 

[Pinenot]

I don't know if this will help any, but this is what the chicken dr. told me. I copied it for you. In a previous post I said 1/2 tsp. it is 1/4.....sorry!


Generally speaking the droppings should be well formed and topped off with a nice White Cap. Secondly a birds droppings reflect what it is eating. More Green Grass the Greener the droppings will be, etc.

Try using 1/4 Teaspoon of Copper Sulfate in a gallon of water for 7 days and see if the droppings improve.

Keep us posted.

Keep em Healthy,

Doc

 

[amystours]

Thanks guys, so much! It's not really "blocking" the vent, so to speak, but it was stuck all over it's bottom. The others are doing great!!!

I will keep those treatments in mind...they are getting sooo big! (Well, the silkies aren't, but the others are!).

Hmm...I wonder if that little tiny bump was a spur starting to come out.....if that's the case, I think I have little boys!! But that's another topic...lol

Thanks again, guys! Pics will come soon!!!

 

[Portia]

I'm new to this chicken thing and this is the 3rd day for my chicks. Yesterday I noticed a few with pasty butts; when I cleaned them their vents weren't blocked but they easily could have been with just one more stuck poo. Some of them have no problem at all with this, while about 6 or 7 out of the 24 seem too. Is this common? I've used a cloth wetted with warm water to wipe (and pick) away as much as possible and am keeping an eye on them. They all present as active and eating/drinking/playing.

 

[teddiliza]

Along with pasty butt, what about STINKY POOP!
I'm not saying that as a human my poo doesn't stink, but cleaning up pasty butt, you can't help notice!
I'll have to try the baby powder thing!

Oh, does neosporin hurt them?
I put some on after one had a little sore from where the pasty removal process left a raw spot.

Teddi

 

[amystours]

I think I read somewhere on another post about neosporin...I don't believe everyone was SURE about it being safe, but someone else mentioned aloe vera...

I'm glad mine are clearing up. I stopped by the feed store today, and I picked up the cutest production red pullet. Just one. I couldn't help it...she was looking at me! She's small, but I guess about the same size as the silkies. The Wyandottes have taken off and left everyone else behind in the growth spurt....I never had problems with them with a pasty rear.

Oh, I found it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=35643

 

[mhoward92]

I would just use vasoline -- there is really no need for neosproin. the whole concept of it is to lubricate the feathers and the skin around their vents so the poop is less likely to stick. Neosporin wouldent be needed unless they were seriously chapped and bleeding. vasoline will clear up any dry skin and is safe. NEOSPORIN IS SAFE. The only reason why people question it is because the ingredients in it COULD possibly be harmful if a large amount is consumed (orally!!!) it will not infect anything in their vent. yes if you squirted the whole tube out and let the chicks eat it you could expect a few dead ones later. but a small amount on the vent will do nothing bad to them. Neosporin is used all the time for cuts on chickens. They react to Neosporin the same as us. if we put a large amount on a cut we dont get sick or die obviously. but if we ate the whole tube yes it could be harmful. anyway im getting way to far into this. Just to answer your questions Yes Neosporin can be used -- But no i wouldent recomend it since Vasoline will do virtually the same thing.

Hope this helps

Mitch

 

[kstaven]

Olive oil works too. Rather than copper sulfate which does have some risk, although minor, I would just use plain yogurt to get the digestive system balanced and pasty butt goes away quickly.

 

[SNUGGLEBB]

I have a bunch of babies in the brooder box and this is what I do. It's alot of work but it ensures I keep most of the babies healthy. I change the newspaper at least 4 times a day the first week. You must remove all the babies from the brooder box, remove the paper, put fresh paper down and I scatter chic starter across the newspaper so that their feet have something to grip. Then as I put each one back in the brooder box, I check for pasty butt on each on. I have a wet rag with me to wipe clean and then dry their butts and put them in.

I've only lost 2 this way!