PASTY REAR ENDS OF CHICKS THE CAUSE

[Glenda L Heywood]

When asked why the chicks get a pasty rear end I answer this

basically you have the brooder TOOOOOO HOT
that is what causes it

Also do you have ventilation for the brooder not wind on them just some where the new air gets in

NOW HERE IS WHAT TO DO

take a gallon of feed and add 1 cup of white play school sand and mix very good

now feed it to the chicks
and see what the temperature of the brooder is
It should be around 95 no more than 98 degrees for first week
then down 5 degrees the next week etc 5 degrees down each week

 

[MissPrissy]

That doesn't explain shipped chicks that arrive with pasty butt.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Pasty butt also happens when chicks are stressed or do not get enough fresh water and are fed to quickly upon hatching. Lots of things cause pasty butt.