What are the causes of a nasty poopy bottom?

[sheeshshe]

I have a couple chickens that their bottoms are so nasty and disgusting and caked on I don't even want to pick them up. What are some causes of this and how do I fix it? Thanks!

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Are these chicks, or full grown chickens?

 

[alaskafarmgirl]

I have the same problem with one of my red sex link hens, she's two years old. She seems uninterested in food -- looks otherwise healthy, but feels thin around the breastbone. How do I fix her up?

 

[sheeshshe]

hens. they've been this way for a year but I can't figure out what is going on.

 

[sheeshshe]

anyone else have ideas?

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

hens. they've been this way for a year but I can't figure out what is going on.

I have a 1 year old production red hen that also has poopy bum sometimes. She hasn't had it lately. Normally all I do is wet several warm paper towels and losen the poop, then trim the feathers around her vent. I'm not sure what causes it though.

 

[Sylvestor12]

The cause is when wet poop gets tuck on the feathers around her butt and builds up. You'll want to soak her in warm water for a while to loosen the poop. Then, I'd take a brush (any kind, medium softness bristles and scrape it off. Last, pour a bit of warm water over what you've cleaned to wash some away then let her dry out in the sun. (or use a blowdrier if you have one)

 

[Sylvestor12]

Your red hen may not be eating well because her digestive system will block up if you don't get the poop out so I'd get it off asap!

 

[mamajewls]

I know this is an older thread...but I need some help with this issue. I recently started with chicks. All are doing great and are about a week old. One of my buff orphingtons has a very bad mess on its bottom. I tried to wipe it clean and pull it off. When I did this I see her bottom side bulging a little and seems a little red and irritated. It seems to be singled out of the other chicks I have as well. Im not sure what to do...can someone help?

 

[horsegirl10]

I know this is an older thread...but I need some help with this issue. I recently started with chicks. All are doing great and are about a week old. One of my buff orphingtons has a very bad mess on its bottom. I tried to wipe it clean and pull it off. When I did this I see her bottom side bulging a little and seems a little red and irritated. It seems to be singled out of the other chicks I have as well. Im not sure what to do...can someone help?

Sounds like she may have pasty butt. A commonly know thing that mainly happens to chicks. you should trim some of the feathers around her vent (butt) and check on her a couple times a day. Give her electrolytes to help the pasty butt go away. To help her butt not be so red and irritated after you wipe her butt of daily hold a warm rag or cloth on her vent for a minute or too.