The thing is they are generally not chicken people who are tending the chicks....and it's big orders each time.
I think they don't know what to look for, are overwhelmed and really aren't trying to neglect them.
My group recovered well. It just took time. Two of my six had naked butts for a...
Poor baby!!
I grabbed the some chicks from TSC last fall that were nasty like that.
I cleaned them up giving additional baths as need to keep them clean. The Neosporin seemed to also help mine. Either by clearing an infection or simply not letting yuck stick.