two suburban hens

[jomarex]

Howdy - new to the board.

I have two year-old hens in my suburban back yard. A yellow Cochin and a Production Red. Their names are Miss Yellow and Miss Red ;+)

The Cochin especially gets pasty butt every time I feed them the "natural" Layena layer pellets. When I drive all the way down into Austin and get some expensive organic feed, the pasty butt quickly clears up, then when I go back to the Layena, the pasty butt reappears. This cycle has happened twice now. I emailed the Layena people, and they ended up saying it's just a coincidence...

Just read that oatmeal might help with the pasty butt. Started them on a new brand of organic layer pellets; we'll see if it clears up again.

 

[dawg53]

Welcome to BYC.

 

[Yay Chicks!]

I have used Layena exclusively with my birds since they were around 16 weeks without that issue so I don't have anything helpful to say about the pasty butt issue. Good luck. I hope the change in food continues to help.

 

[Weasleysflock]

 

[ghillie]

 

[JulieNKC]

 

[Inkheart]

I had some young chicks that had pasty butt and i had heard the same thing - so started crumbling up dry oatmeal for them and it seemed to do the trick. Some might even suggest a lil yogurt to get their systems back on track - plain yogurt

 

[dadsdeercamp]

hi hello &

from minnesota

 

[axion_lotus]

from NC!

Based on what I've read on here, it might not be the feed that's the problem. With chickens that have really fluffy butt feathers, like cochins and BOs, some people have to trim the feathers around their vents to keep the poo from sticking, because if the poor hens aim that fluffy butt wrong just once when they've got to do their business, then bam, they've got pasty-butt.

So, a quick bath with some baby shampoo, and a little trim, and she should be right as rain.

 

[Imp]

A warm welcome from an imp in Washington

Interesting observation

Imp