Would a chicks butt look like this after being cleaned for pasty butt?

[LizGio]

Okay guys I got a box of BLRW chicks. I just noticed now after picking them up this morning, one's butt looks like this.

Does anybody have an idea of what might have happened here? I did contact the person I got them from to see if they have any idea. What should I do? There's a couple others that have really dry butts as well. I soaked all of them in warm water, towel dried them, and put them back under the heat plate. They all have plenty of fresh water and food.

 

[nchls school]

In the picture the skin under the vent looks purplish when it should be pink? Sorry, I do not remember BLRW. A discolored abdomen indicates a problem.

 

[krissyweso]

I would check for mites or louse, and I would keep an eye out to see if the other chicks are maybe picking at her. But it doesn't look inflamed, and I don't see bites, so maybe she's just not growing feathers there yet. I looked in some other threads, and apparently naked butt chicks are a thing!

 

[LizGio]

In the picture the skin under the vent looks purplish when it should be pink? Sorry, I do not remember BLRW. A discolored abdomen indicates a problem.

The picture is kind of crappy. I will try to get a better one tonight.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

The abdomen does look an odd color and distended but my chick's butts dont look like that after a pasty butt cleaning. Maybe a little irritated but that is protruding.

 

[LizGio]

Here are some pictures before and after I washed his butt again. Please give me suggestions to treat this! @azygous @Eggcessive @3KillerBs @U_Stormcrow @Overo Mare

 

[LizGio]

So the little guy is pooping. But it's very runny. I just got them today so I don't know if it's runny because he's just drinking a lot of water from after his trip or if this is a medical thing, intestinal or dietary....

 

[3KillerBs]

I've only had one serious case of pasty butt and that's more or less what the poor, irritated, little backside looked like.

It took him a couple weeks for all the swelling and irritation to subside and I kept and eye on him to make sure he wasn't being picked on because of it.

 

[LizGio]

I've only had one serious case of pasty butt and that's more or less what the poor, irritated, little backside looked like.

It took him a couple weeks for all the swelling and irritation to subside and I kept and eye on him to make sure he wasn't being picked on because of it.

Do you know if there's anything that I can put on it topical to help it heal or protect it

 

[3KillerBs]

Do you know if there's anything that I can put on it topical to help it heal or protect it

The only thing I put on mine was a little olive oil to keep poop from sticking.

I let nature do the healing for fear of using a medication that would make him -- or the others -- sick if they preened/pecked at it.