Worried about chick. please help

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I had two like that and they had pasty butt...as soon as I got it all cleaned off it took them about 1/2 day and they were right back at it again. Make sure their butts are nice and clean...if they are not then you have to run warm (not hot) water over their bottom (trying not to get them too wet) until the poop is loosened, wipe with paper towel while the water runs over it and it will loosen right up and fall off. After you have it all cleaned up take a q tip and rub some olive oil on their butts around the vent area. This will keep it from happening again. Mine haven't got it again but I was sure to add olive oil every evening before they went to sleep. GOOD LUCK hope it feels better real soon!

 

[Linda in San Diego]

I had one that was like that, seemed to sleep more than the others, was smaller, no pasty butt, but we all worried about it. I made sure to make her drink as the days went by. Nicely, she is now a thriving member of the Delightful Dozen. She is one of the two Dominiques named Salt and Pepper - but we don't know which one is which

Good luck with your little one.

 

[31665]

ok I will stop the electrolytes now the chicks are 1 week and 2 days old do I feed the chick starter and fresh water from now on

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Yes I would feed them fresh water now

 

[PoultryPedia]

For pasty butt, I've CAREFULLY trimmed the fluff away from chicks' vents with fingernail scissors (with the curved points turned AWAY FROM the chicks). That helped.