Hey folks. I go my latest round of 30 meat chickens on 3/6. Lost 2 on day 2, no surprise there. I have one that has a pasty/poopy butt issue. It doesn't seem to be blocking the vent that I can tell but it keeps caking up. I've been out there with warm water and a microfiber cloth twice in the last three days and each time I clean it up it's caked back on the next time I go out. They're on medicated chick starter, in brooders that are outdoors but under cover (I'm in Arizona). We've had some crazy rainy storms the alst couple of days but I stapled up a wind break and as far as I can tell there is no drafting (I hung a string in there and then stood in the gross cold wind for 20 min to observe, it didn't move) and they are active and warm enough based on their activity level and the thermometer readings.
I'm half tempted to just cull this one birds now, if he's going to be labor intensive. But the other half of me wants to save him especially if this is a ME failing in some aspect of his care. I haven't put anything on the arse after cleaning, maybe that's the missing link? Some bag balm or A&D ointment or heck even vaseline after cleaning? I have Banixx, vetrycin,vite E oil, etc but not sure if any of it is worth the time and effort.
I'm half tempted to just cull this one birds now, if he's going to be labor intensive. But the other half of me wants to save him especially if this is a ME failing in some aspect of his care. I haven't put anything on the arse after cleaning, maybe that's the missing link? Some bag balm or A&D ointment or heck even vaseline after cleaning? I have Banixx, vetrycin,vite E oil, etc but not sure if any of it is worth the time and effort.
