Week old chicks with Pasty Butt

[Leo.76]

Hello y'all

I have 2 chicks that are a week old, and they seem to have gotten pasty butt. Today I've cleaned their vent area with warm water and a q-tip. The chicks are the youngest of the 6. And smaller.
Is there anything else I can do? I've ordered probiotic powder as well.
Thanks in advance!!!

 

[ChickNanny13]

How are you keeping them? What are you using for heat?

The brooder should be big enough, the heat source to one side with food & water away from the heat. They need to be able to move away from the heat if it gets too warm. Pasty butt in young chicks could be stress or over heating ... You could get Save A Chick from the feed store or add ACV with the Mother in their water (1T/gal). Continue cleaning their vents as needed like you're doing.

 

[50-45-1]

I remember once i had some chicks with this problem and after cleaning them up i put some baby oil on the down around the vent area so the poop would not stick to it. Are the chicks acting ok besides this issue? Are they keeping warm?

 

[Leo.76]

How are you keeping them? What are you using for heat?

The brooder should be big enough, the heat source to one side with food & water away from the heat. They need to be able to move away from the heat if it gets too warm. Pasty butt in young chicks could be stress or over heating ... You could get Save A Chick from the feed store or add ACV with the Mother in their water (1T/gal). Continue cleaning their vents as needed like you're doing.

I have a heat lamp that I turn on in the morning as it gets cold for a short period. I change the bedding every other day. They run to the corner where the food and water is if they overheat to tell me to turn off the heat lamp.
Yes, I got Save A Chick from amazon, it should arrive in a couple of days as I have no transportation.
I'll keep cleaning their vents. How long does treatment last till they're cured?

 

[Leo.76]

I remember once i had some chicks with this problem and after cleaning them up i put some baby oil on the down around the vent area so the poop would not stick to it. Are the chicks acting ok besides this issue? Are they keeping warm?

Oh ok, I'll see if we have baby oil around.
Yes other than pasty butt, one is acting normal, while the smallest seems to just stand and be alone it's the one who's case of pasty butt seems more severe let's say than the other one. The rest of the chicks are acting ok. and keeping warm.

 

[50-45-1]

So you dont have them at a contant temperature? With the heat lamp going on and off this could be the source of your problem. When i have chicks in a box i guage the heet by the chicks behavior. I have several watages of bulbs from 100 watt down to a 40. If the chicks pile up under the light sometimes crushing the ones on the bottom if its to cold. They will also peep pretty loudly. If they escape to the outer reaches of the box they are to hot. You can also adjust the heat from your lamp by lowering or lifting it up. They will tell you when it is just right. Just watch them closely. Temperature fluctuations chill then heat will lead to pasty butt

 

[Leo.76]

So you dont have them at a contant temperature? With the heat lamp going on and off this could be the source of your problem. When i have chicks in a box i guage the heet by the chicks behavior. I have several watages of bulbs from 100 watt down to a 40. If the chicks pile up under the light sometimes crushing the ones on the bottom if its to cold. They will also peep pretty loudly. If they escape to the outer reaches of the box they are to hot. You can also adjust the heat from your lamp by lowering or lifting it up. They will tell you when it is just right. Just watch them closely. Temperature fluctuations chill then heat will lead to pasty butt

Understandable. It's just my parents HATE having the light on, so alot of times I have no option but to keep it off majority of the time.
They have been peeping loudly constantly and are quiet with the lamp on, yet I have to keep it off unless it's morning. The lamp is high enough so it's not too hot as well.

 

[50-45-1]

Give your parents 20 dollars to pay for the elecricity and let them know that the birds could die without a constant temperature. Im kind of supprised they have made it this long.

 

[Eggcessive]

Your chicks need warmth, and you really need to use a thermometer on the floor to keep your chicks at around 85 to 90 degrees with a cooler area to get to if they are too warm. You cannot turn a heat lamp on and off when it bothers your parents, but you need to provide a steady source of heat until they are fully feathered. Start with 90 degrees F and decrease the temperature by 5 degrees each week.

Pasty butt can occur when brooder temps are too warm, but also from shipping stress or when they do not drink enough water. Normally, pasty butt does not last past the first week to 10 days. Clean them off with warm soap and water, and dry them thoroughly.

 

[HomeHatcher22]

keep doing what your doing but just as a tip put vasaline around the vent area to prevent stickage or you can put a small amount of apple cider vineger (ACV) in the waterer