PLEASE HELP ( Baby Silkie Chicks ) Pasty crusty butts

[silky ma]

I have always used small dabs of hydrogen peroxide and then a little bit of oil under the vent area after cleaning.

 

[robbdebbie]

I have a pasty butt basket with everything I need close at hand

It includes the olive oil, and also some of my children's round tip scissors. I found that if I get it moistened enough it will come away from the skin, but the poo is still stuck to the fuzz. I then just give them a little brazillian cut (trim the fluff around the butts), and then it doesn't get stuck again.

Debbie

 

[Lollipop]

I get flack everytime I post this RE, but I can tell ya it`s from experience and not something I read. Here ya go..........Pop

Pasty Butt;

OK, The straight skinny on "Pasty Butt". 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 1 day. 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.

 

[ich-knut]

When I got my baby silkies, I trim the hair around that area with nose hair scissor. I don't trim down to their skin but close to it so that when they are a few days older pasties won't be problem.

 

[LiLRedCV]

I just bought 16 more chicks yesterday to start replacing some of my older laying flock... and then picked up 9 more this morning when the feed store opened. Had noticed last night that a couple of the new chicks (Iowa Blues) had crusty butts, but didn't think much about it. Then noticed a couple I bought this morning (yet more Iowa Blues from the same source) had the crust butts as well. Went searching online for information and here I am! Thank you all so very much for this valuable help!! Never thought I'd be washing and wiping chicken butts, but here I was this evening... the ol' so exciting life of someone with chickens. LOL

 

[TidalWhisperings]

I had the same issue with my silkie chicks. I ended up having to wash and remove the poo everyday. Sometimes some of the fluff came off with it if it was stuck on well enough, but warm water should loosen is up enough to prevent that. I felt bad but it cleared their vent are so they could poop.

Poor little guys have the worst problems with dirty butts.

I am having the same issue with my single silkie chick (havinng to clean her up every day) How long can I expect this to last before it stops? None of my other 8 chicks have pasty-butt, only the silkie.

 

[catsforever_99]

It is very important to keep their butts clean. What happens is that they become clogged up and die because they can't poop. Soak them in warm water, gently remove the poop, don't pull because it can cause their intestines to pull out. You can try putting vaseline on their butts so the poop doesn't stick so easily.

Now you have to find out why they have poopy butts. What are you feeding them and how old are they? What is the temp of the brooder?

The most common cause of pasty butt is not enough food and the temp being too hot. Place the food and water a little ways away from the brooder light so the chicks don't get overheated while trying to drink and eat. This will cause them to stop eating and drinking. Make sure they have enough room so that if they get too hot they can get away from the light and if chilled they can get closer.

What are you feeding them? Right now it should be medicated crumbles. No pellets. No treats. One BYCer was loosing chicks because she was giving them tomato seeds and they couldn't digest them.

you dont give silkie chicks medicated feed it will kill them. They have vit b deficiency