Poop stuck on chick's toes?

[AndChicksMake10]

Baby Madge, our Barred Rock bantam, seems to have some clumps of poop stuck to her toes. All of the other chicks (regular size) have very clean feet. Should I worry? How does one clean a 3 week old chick's feet?

 

[crtrlovr]

with a washcloth, soap, and warm water. Just like you would a child's or your own.

ETA: or you could just dampen a paper towel or toilet tissue & gently clean off the poop.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Or you could dip her feet in some warm shallow water in a sink and rinse them off?

 

[AndChicksMake10]

Well, I wondered about that and figured it would be about as much fun as washing a cat! But if others have done it, it must be doable.

Another question -- do bantams tend to develop their mature coloring more slowly? The regular sized BRs are much further along in the barring and feather development -- Baby Madge has barely got the first white stripe along the tips of her wings.

 

[Shogun99]

Try putting fresh grass once a week into the brooder too. Mine all cleared up when that happened and no one has poopy feet now and they're growing healthy and strong.