poop not falling from chick butt

[MissAbraKadabra]

i recently got a Americana and a crested chicks, the crested started to act odd after about 2 days it seems sleepy all the time , and right about the time it started to perk up and get more active it died, i came home one morning and she had passed, leaving my Americana solo, so i went to the feed store the next day and got a golden laced wyandotte to pair with my Americana, today when i got home i noticed alot of poop caked on the Americana and poop on the wing feathers of the golden , so i washed them both in a shallow sink of soapy water and rinsed them after i gently dried with with the blow dryer and they fluffed back out i was watching them to make sure they weren't cold or shivering i was particularly concerned with the new golden bc she is so so much smaller than the other chick whos wings are almost all the way feathered, but then i heard a fart and directed my attention to the Americana and i noticed she pooped but it didnt actually fall from her bum, it just stuck, other than it sticking it looked healthy

do i have any reason for concern or is this just something normal that that other 3 chicks ive raised didnt do
this is my 3rd round raising sets of chicks vs large sets at once

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

This is commonly called "pasty butt" and, yes, it is reason for concern - but not panic. The solution is simple, using warm water you soften and remove the poop, dry the bum and then keep an eye on things and repeat as needed until it has resolved and cleaning is no longer needed. There are a lot of threads here if you search by the quoted text above where you can read what others use to try to prevent further sticking, temperature related issues that can have to do with pasty butt, dietary approaches, etc.

 

[MissAbraKadabra]

this is the first time i havent fed my chicks start and grow, im feeding a mix of half start and grow with half egg layer. bc thats what i feed my hens and havent made it to the feed store to get a fresh bag of plain start and grow , i added another bowl of water to make sure they are getting enough water because i dont feel they are drinking as much as past chicks, i feel the americauna drank more when i had the crested with her , since the golden is so much smaller than the americauna the golden spends half her time trying to cuddle underneath the larger one to nap and for warmth and it seems as if the larger one is playing the big sister roll mentoring her around the cage, keeping her warm, and no matter how much the little one pushes under her or flips her over trying to get underneath she is still so patient and tolerant of it, when she wasnt like that with the other chick that i lost .