Please help, pasty butt gone bad! :(

[howfunkyisurchicken]

You might have to do it several more times. I had to work on mine for a couple of days before she could poop without making a bunch of noise.

At least she has you, imagine what would happen if she'd stayed at the feed store :/

 

[disneygirlaudra]

She's pooped 4-5 times by herself but I'm still watching her. Her vent is still swollen but she's eating, drinking and sleeping

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

All good signs!!!

 

[indianagirll]

I am actually going through this right now. I am away on conference and my daughter is tending to her. She is currently soaking her. I feel so bad.

 

[disneygirlaudra]

I'm so sorry! It's so sad to hear their little distressed peeps

 

[jeanetteiacovon]

Try probiotic in the water for a week. Make sure you give them fresh water every 12 hours, discard undrunk water. Keep them clean and warm. Good luck.

 

[disneygirlaudra]

"Poor Edith" is doing so much better! She's (he?) much tinier than the others her age, but her bottom looks almost completely normal. If she is a girl, I wouldn't be surprised if she couldn't lay eggs, but she's such a sweet little thing, it doesn't matter. Thank you for all of the advice! Someone told me she looked like a Mille Fluer d' Uccle at 1 week. She is almost 3 weeks now. Does that still seem to be the breed? Any ideas if my Edith is really a Bertie?

 

[disneygirlaudra]

Here is "Poor" Edith now! She's doing great!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Glad to see she's doing well! Looks like a pretty millie fleur D'Uccle pullet

 

[aggiemae]

I just read this thread and found it helpful so I bumped it. I have my first cases of pasty butt four years ago when I began starting my chicks on active culture yogurt as soon as I get them, which is usually between 6-19 hours after they hatch. These chicks were a week old when I got them and they pooped after I unplugged their vents but one of them is still straining, like she has too poop.

I'll post my results tomorrow.