When is a poopy butt a problem?

[Farmgirl1878]

I like the coconut oil leg and foot rub idea! I should give that a try. They don't have any issues but they might enjoy it.

Forget the chickens, I might enjoy it!

 

[Toothpick]

I've never had a major problem with it so I don't know. I just let them walk around with poopy butt and the problem solves itself. I might pick one up and examine it if I notice it's looking really bad but otherwise It happens and it goes away on its own as they get older.

My dad would just rip it off lol. Grab a napkin, grab the chick and pull the stuck poop off. I haven't gone that extreme lol. I just don't worry about it until I notice it's a major problem.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

I've never had a major problem with it so I don't know. I just let them walk around with poopy butt and the problem solves itself. I might pick one up and examine it if I notice it's looking really bad but otherwise It happens and it goes away on its own as they get older.

My dad would just rip it off lol. Grab a napkin, grab the chick and pull the stuck poop off. I haven't gone that extreme lol. I just don't worry about it until I notice it's a major problem.

Dads are so practical. We're talking about spa days and he pulls it off with a napkin.

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Forget the chickens, I might enjoy it!

On a side note, whipped tallow with a little lavender is an amazing foot moisturizer. My feet get DRY in the desert and I use this at night then put on socks and by morning my feet look great. I use it on my hands, too.

 

[Toothpick]

Dads are so practical. We're talking about spa days and he pulls it off with a napkin.

I'm sure the chicks would have preferred a spa day. But they probably forget the trauma after a few minutes haha.

 

[BellaBlueBell]

I'm having this issue with my bantam cochins. Would trimming feathers around their cloaca hurt them? Do you just use scissors?

 

[EmmaDonovan]

I'm having this issue with my bantam cochins. Would trimming feathers around their cloaca hurt them? Do you just use scissors?

It shouldn't hurt them. Have you tried just wiping it off with a washcloth and some warm water? That worked on one of my Bielefelders who had a poopy butt for a few days.

 

[BellaBlueBell]

Yep, I soaked a warm paper towel and got some off, but not all. She's rather low to the ground, very fluffy. I think this may be an ongoing issue with these little bantams. I may try to bathe her and trim some of the feathers.

 

[JLS84780]

On a side note, whipped tallow with a little lavender is an amazing foot moisturizer. My feet get DRY in the desert and I use this at night then put on socks and by morning my feet look great. I use it on my hands, too.

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Thanks for the tip. I just moved to southern Utah and it's dry dry dry, and so am I I I! I'm guessing I'll have to mailorder the tallow salve.