Pasty Butt?

[PaintedCavalry]

I have a chick who's gotten pasty butt twice in a row. I've cleaned her up really good both times and covered her little vent with olive oil each time, but she got it again. I'll check tonight when I get home, but is this normal or should I be worried?

She active, up, eating, drinking and chirping happily away.

 

[Cluky]

I think some chicks just get it more often then others.

 

[PeepsAreForMe]

Hi - i have a bantam that was pasty when I bought her (that's why I picked her, so I could help her!) I had to soak her butt every day for about a week. She was/is always happy and loud too! I think they out grow it. It is not uncommon, I would not worry. Just make sure you check her every day, it could be deadly if you don't. Good luck!

 

[Aquaman05]

I have a naked neck turken about 2 weeks old or so that gets a little bit of poop on her backside but not much. She still messes with it like its bothering her but I pull it off with no troubles. Her vent area might look swollen, don't have feathers or fuzz on it so just sticks out.
So is a red swollen vent pasty butt?
I'm going to start apple vinegar tonight mixed in water if I can find how much to mix.

 

[sumi]

2-3 table spoons ACV to a gallon water. You can give it as long as you like.

 

[highpointfarm]

It happens to some more than others... When you clean it instead of adding olive oil, Use preperation H, I know its kinda funny, but it works much better....

 

[redstarmama]

We had a batch of CornishX that had pasty butt. We treated them for about a week and all was fine. It's just one of those things...

 

[Doctor Gonzo]

At what age do you folks reckon we can stop worrying about pasty butt? Our chicks are doing better with it (not many problems to begin with), but it worries me a bit. When can I stop being fussy about this?

 

[highpointfarm]

I have had pasty butt as long as 8 weeks.... Sorry, But that only happened once with the runt of a large batch..... Never had it past 6 with any other chicken.....

 

[redstarmama]

I have only had the one experience of having pasty butt. That is 12/60 chicks total. They were all CornishX which in my experience have a different poop consistency. My last batch had "cling-ons" but nothing that covered the vent. That is what I look for. I did nothing to those and they are healthy and active and they fell off on their own with no harm to the chick. Look for it covering the vent.