I am feeding as prescribed from the feed store. Any tips on removing the dried poop from the back side?
Warm water and then some olive oil or the like, on the butt to keep anything else from sticking. Give the chick some yogurt to stabilize the digestive system.
We got some damp warm kitchen roll and a cotton bud, and when the poop was wet it kinda peeled right off. It never happened again, either...little guy wasn't too happy about it though
I thought I would post on this as I read so very often about chickies with poopy/pasty vents... I have never once had this and I am wondering if my giving them yogurt from day one (free choice) has anything to do with this...
I have 5 3-week old chicks, and give them a tablespoon a day to share. Just got 3 day old leghorns, they will start with a teaspoon. Oh, and take out the container after about an hour or two.
Ok, sorry if I sound ignorrant, but I just put a little dish of about 2 tbls yogurt in the brooder for my 20 chicks. One ran right through it and then into the feed! her little feet were coated with feed lol, I took her out and wiped them off not wanting the others to eat the tasty treat off of her feet. Any suggestions? Can you tell i'm a newby LOL
After reading about yogurt on here I decided to try it. Hilarious. Had to take a shower when I was done.