I don't think temperature is the problem. We are using a heat plate, and the temperature of the room is about 80 degrees (we have them in a bathroom with a small space electric heater). It's pretty toasty in there. They are spending most of their time running around, scratching, - not piling up...
Two of my 15 chicks seem to have chronic pasty butt. And the strange thing is is that they are the same breed (silver laced wyandotte - the only two of that breed in the bunch). All of the other chicks haven't had a single episode, but I'm cleaning these two off at least twice a day. Anything I...