Pasty butt jail! This is the most efficient way I have found to remove pasty butt poop from chicks. No scrubbing or accidentally pulling their little feathers. Put luke warm water in a small jar and watch the poop dissolve off their cute little booties! #farmlife #itworks #chicktalk #chickens #chicks #chickensofinstagram #chickentender #pastybutt | Jessica Budde

Pasty Butt What is pasty butt? Also known as pasted vent. This is when a poo sticks to the fluffy down feathers around the chicks vent (bottom). The next poos then gets stuck to the first one and it builds up. These can then harden, clog up and completely block the exit, meaning that the chicks poos can’t get out! This is fatal if not treated! It is essential that chicks are regularly checked and treated if needed! When checking your young chicks, make sure that you don’t get their drying umbili