what's the scab on my chick's bum

[hillbillychickens]

one of my pullets had a scab looking thing next to its rear and we pulled it off and now it kinda gross and wet looking. Is this normal, and is this a bad thing?

 

[Saltysteele]

more than likely, it was impacted/crusted chicken poo.

i rip them off like a bandaid (only had one with this batch, though). if you don't take it off, they cannot poop

 

[Moxiechick]

It could have been a bit of dried unabsorbed yolk sac. It would be located below the vent, if this were the case. If what your chick has is below the vent, I wouldn't pick at it anymore. I had one with a yolk "button" last summer, and she was fine. She either absorbed it or the residual bump dried and fell off like a scab.

Here is what it looked like.

Edited to add that you might want to but some betadine or something on the wound, to keep it from becoming infected.