Baby Chick Update: Brooder Temperature & "Pasty Butt"
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- Опубліковано 13 вер 2024
- Welcome back to our channel everybody! This video was recorded after the baby chicks' first week - we are now into their 4th week of life at the Rafter 6A. Unfortunately, it has been approximately 3 weeks now since we recorded this video but we've been extremely busy. In this video I cover some of the basic details of raising chicks that can sometimes prove fatal if you are not an informed chick "parent." Thanks for taking the time to watch our videos and we hope you benefit from & enjoy them!
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I lost a chick yesterday to pasty butt. I got it cleared once on Saturday (she was 5 days old), she evacuated in the sink, then a few hours later her vent was clogged again. I tried clearing it again, but she was just lethargic and nearly falling over in the brooder. Yesterday morning she was gone. Fortunately the remaining 11 of the dozen all seem to be doing well and I'm checking them daily. Videos like this will help me make sure I don't lose any more. Thanks!
I had a one with serious pasty butt. She needed help with hatching and in general is smaller. 2 weeks later she is doing great. Growing fast, good appetite and no more behind issues. My issue was the temperature so I just lowered my heat lamp to them. I'm really glad the issue was such an easy fix
Nice job! So much to say here, Isaiah just explained Parenting 101 to America. As adults when we decide to care for defenseless living creatures we do it promptly, with understanding and love! Bring back home/Farm economics in school ,,, These birds will be the best they can be because of love. Just followed channel, I’m eager to see updates. Thank you 🙏
Thanks again for watching, and for the kind words. 🤠🙏
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Most convincing advice; I have seen. Thanks
Thank you! I appreciate the details.
Just lost one of my chickens and store I bought her from gave me two more for free so I have 6 all together now but I have two silkies with pasty butt definitely going to get everything you mentioned and thank you for showing us how to do it. I’m totally new at this I also subscribed. You are easy to listen to and appreciate you explaining in details too. Hopefully I get to keep my babies alive! They love to cuddle and every time I walk-in to see them they are excited to see me
Thank you, yall are a blessing to us beginners
I'm glad you found the video useful and I'm sure you will love having a flock of your own even after they've grown because they will each have their own quirky personalities. Thank you for watching! 🤠👍 Keep on keepin' it country!
Liked as soon as I saw the flags Don’t Tread On Me USA
Hadn’t heard of the nutri-Drench before - thanks for the info!
You're very welcome 🤠👍 Thanks for watching & I hope you don't need it but at least now you have another option to help care for your birds!
You are a very good educator. We just got 10 chicks😊
Thanks! I wish you much success with your new flock but fair warning; it can become very addicting! 🤠👍❤️
Thank you, very informative, well presented info. My 1st batch of chicks are almost 3 weeks old.
That's great! Hope all has been going well with your little ones, thanks for commenting 🤠👍
Thanks for the information on the products to help with the conditions you encounter with chicks best video I have seen so far
Much appreciated 🤠👍
I used this product on my duckling with severe wry neck. Within 3 days the duckling improved and is now as if nothing 10 days after hatching. Amazing stuff.
That is awesome to hear! 🤠👍
Wow glad im doing a marathon on all your videos. I didn’t know about all this. Good video, great information. I am learning a lot. Really appreciate it
That's great, I'm glad they are informative. Thanks for watching! 🤠👍
Because of this video and nutri drench you have saved my sick chick. Thank you so much!
That's great news! 🤠👍
@@keepinitcountry4401 you rock!!!🎉❤
Valuable information
Thank
Very helpful. Your a nice guy. God bless you.
Great advice
Thank you so much for showing how to give the nutri-drench. Offering it to them is much more gentle then forcing drops down their throat, which is what I would have expected
I'm a new chick Mama I've got two new ones and two full-grown hens the chicks already had the pasty butt I cleaned it off I made a mistake of buying medicated chick feed which I've learned now not to do go back to grass green and more organic thank you for the video I'm going to continue learn
Congratulations on your new additions! I've always fed my chicks and chickens unmedicated feed too except for once when I wasn't paying attention to the bag and I purchased a medicated chick starter - it was too late by the time I noticed the labeling on the bag. Thankfully they didn't experience any issues but I want my birds to eat as little additives as possible because they WILL pass on most of what they consume through the production of those delicious little butt nuggets (LOL) 😂 Thanks for watching and we wish you continued success!
Great job! Thank you
Ty great job
VET-RX can also be used as a skincare solution as well as an overall health care aid. It smells like Eucalyptus and has ingredients that can help a weak chick recover. Can put in water for the flock, spray directly on flock, or rub on the head and underneath wings on individual chicks to aid in recovery of weakness or other symptoms of illness.
Thanks for the input! Always great to have options 👍
Very good video.Good morning from VSN I had 80 baby chicks the 5th of March.
Thank you and congratulations on your new flock 🤠👍 Are your birds being raised for meat or eggs production?
Thank you and congratulations on your new flock 🤠👍 Are your birds being raised for meat or eggs production?
@@keepinitcountry4401It is for egg production
Very helpful, thank you
Great to hear, thanks for watching! 🤠👍
Very nice and good info 👍 ty
Yes 🥰 it's a helpful video
Thank you. Very thoughtful
Thank you. I’ve got a little one who is struggling.
I wish you luck with your little one 🤠🙏
Thank you for the great information.
You're most welcome & good luck! 🤠👍
So much good advice
Good video. I have a few questions. Where I live it's warm, so I don't use a heating lamp. I found this baby chick it must have been 1 or 2 days old. I try give it bird seeds, but it wouldn't eat it. I seen other video that said baby chicks that just born don't eat the for a couples of days. Few days later it started to eat some of the seeds and after few weeks I started give it mealworms and it love it. That all it wanted to eat. Well it was doing good. I live in an apt in the city. Don't have a place it can go out. I work 15 hours a day so most of the time I would leave it in its house which is a card box that is 3ft x 2ft with a towel inside the box. When it in there it doesn't move much but when I come home, I would let it out and it would go all kinds of place in my apt. Well I had its a about 2 1/2 months and one day it couldn't walk. Oh, I forgot to say after a month it started to fly out the box so when I come home at night. It would be out and about. So about a week and a half ago it wouldn't walk I don't know why so I would have to feed it by hand. It still had its appetite. Saturday night I try to feed it, but it wouldn't eat. It would drink a little water but that's it. Sunday morning it started looking weak. I left it alone took a nap when I woke up it was dead. I was so sad. I never had a pet before and when I leave it chirp and I guess it thought I'm the mom. I would call it cuz I don't know if it was a boy or girl. I really miss it. Beside the poop a lot. I didn't mind. Where I live there lot of chicken are roaming around. If I'm lucky I'll find one. The other thing I noticed is that my chick didn't grow a fast like the ones I see around. Its feather wasn't coming out. How long before it starts to look like a hen or rooster.
You look like your in the Bronx!!
We used electrolyte and probiotics in the water in our brooder. They’re all doing great
Great video. I learned a lot! Thank you!
Glad it was informative 🤠👍
Glad it was informative 🤠👍
Thank you!
I use a cotton ball and run warm s-l-o-ww warm water & gently let the water & cotton ball remove the crusty poop. Doesn't take that long & warm & dry feathers with soft towel.
I agree, I use a super soft micro fiber towel and that is key (along with the warm water of course) because of the danger of damaging their extremely sensitive skin. "Poopy butt" is quite common (unfortunately). Thanks for sharing Darlene 🤠👍
Solid video. Thank you very much.
Thank you! 🤠👍
Thank you for the info!!
You're most welcome 👍
Thank you for this informative post. Just got chicks a few days ago and already treated for pasty butt. Also, what was the name and artist of the song that played while you were demonstrating feeding the chick the Nutri-Drench?
Congratulations on your recent arrivals. That was stock music from the editing software provided by DJI. Thanks for watching and I wish you success with your flock 🤠👍
GREAT video, lot's of useful information ! I couldn't see, but did that baby chick take the dropper, or do you sometimes need to force them, like eardrops for the dog.?👍👍💚
Good question & thank you. Yeah the contents of the dropper was accepted by the chick in small droplets at a time (I believe I have a close up on exactly how to do it on one of the other 'baby chick' videos). The Nutridrench worked great on her and I've kept it as part of my go-to chick care arsenal 🤠👍
@@keepinitcountry4401 do you use Apple cider vinegar in their water?
@@d.j.robinson9424 It has its place (like all natural remedies) but fortunately I haven't needed it in all the years I've raised chickens. A lot also depends on factors such as breed (some need the extra immunity boost), environment, and especially 'quality' of birds because those not properly managed can pass on "sickly" characteristics from one generation to another. The last is quite common and that's why I've always saved the extra cash in order to pay for good quality chicks from @meyerhatchery in Polk, Ohio. I understand some people aren't able to purchase & have them shipped from a hatchery so in cases such as that, I definitely think the more one can help their flock with natural remedies the better off the flock will be (not to say that EVERY single bird from the hatchery is immune from chicken ailments of course, odds are just a little better) 🤠👍
@@keepinitcountry4401 that's awesome, I just ordered from them today.
Super video…excellent content..thanks! What are the dimensions of your brooder box (especially interested in height) and how long do your chicks stay in it?
Glad you enjoyed it! These brooder boxes are approximately 48"L x 24"W x 36"H. I typically keep them in the brooders between 12-14 weeks but only because I usually start to raise them in early winter and it's too cold outside without a heat lamp and all of their down feathers. The time you keep them in the brooder will largely depend on the time of year you start the chicks because they need to stay near 100° heat the first 2 weeks and the temp should be decreased every week thereafter accordingly (about 5-10° per week). Hope the info helps 🤠👍
Helps so much I'm raising 3 ducklings and I think they are very similar while raising. Any tips youd recommend?
We've never raised ducklings but I would imagine they are similar in many ways, best of luck! 🤠👍
A half a capful apple cider vinegar with the mother a half a cup to 3/4 of a cup of sugar mixes in with your vitamin water almost every watering until they're 4 to 5 weeks old I never had pasty butt because of the apple cider vinegar where's the mother and sugar boost up the metabolism
Awesome, thanks for sharing! 👍
@@keepinitcountry4401 the baby chicks need probiotics in the vinegar
Thank you for the supplements and showing how to wash the baby bottom. Do you know what I should do if I have a runt? She is half the size after a week. Should I remove her from the flock. I am definitely getting the nutri-drench and taking better care of her pasty-patootie
Thank you for watching and I'm glad it has given you another tool to keep your chicks healthy. I don't remove runts unless they are being picked on or not being allowed to eat and drink by the other chicks. As a matter of fact, I've had a few runts in the last several batches of chicks and I've only had to remove a couple of them into separate brooding boxes so they are able to eat & drink and they've matured just fine. I think your runt will be fine as long as it's not being picked on and it is able to eat/drink 🤠👍
Good video, thanks! How did it end up for her? Is she a strong hen?
Thank you and yeah she recovered fully, she hasn't experienced any other issues since then 🤠👍
Great video! You sure show some great patience & concern Bravo. Does that "drench" have electrolytes? I found a newborn field mouse & gave her coffemate in a cyringe & I think the sugar brought the little gal back to life. Put her in a shoe box with shavings & placed the box on top of a lamp for warmth & took her home where she lived happily. After about a month she got out of her home & lived in my closet. How do I know? There was a trail of sunflower seeds like Hansel & Gretal. She new where she moved to & where the market was. Too cute. Thanks for the great story.
@@traceykrause6307 Thank you! 😊 No I don't believe it has electrolytes; basically super liquid vitamins is all. Keep on keepin' it country 🤠👍
I put my chicks little butts under running warm water, then when the poop is soft I use a very soft tooth brush and brush the poop off. The chick doesn't squirm or fuss so I guess I'm doing an ok job. What is your opinion for my method?? Oh I also keep them wrapped up in a small soft towel until their little butts are dry
I've not tried that method, but it sounds like an effective method from what you mention. I've always been of the mindset that the only "wrong" way of doing something is the way that doesn't get the results you are looking to accomplish, so I would keep doing what works. I would simply suggest to anyone looking to try this method the importance of the water's temperature and the chicks' skin sensitivity because the srubbing motion can easily irritate or even injure their super sensitive skin. Thanks for watching and i wish you continued success with your flock! 🤠👍
It’s now April ll. My chicks are 6 weeks old and we just moved them to the barn. We are in the Calif desert with the temps being 85 during the day but 45-55 at night. What kind of light should we be using and how warm should it be. They are in a dog play pen with shaving and grass hay for the flooring. Just subbed.
First of all, thanks for the sub 🤠👍 So, considering the info you've provided I would continue to offer them a small area within the dog play pen where they could still remain warm when the temps go below 85° with either a red heat lamp or a brooder warmer/plate. They will move out/in to the warmth as they feel the need. As for the lighting, you definitely want to ensure they receive some sort of artificial light (if natural sunlight is not an option inside the barn) for at least 8-10 hours. Some people use LED lights but standard halogen light bulbs will work. *Note: Although artificial light can be used as an alternative, your chicks will benefit most from being exposed to natural sunlight even if only for short periods of time. If you will be expecting maximum egg production once they are old enough, they will require natural light but will absolutely require longer periods of either light combined.
Yes they have light in the barn just not direct sunlight as if they are outside. I went to go get a light today that was 125 W but I don’t think they fit the housing of my heat light so I’m still looking. I do run the heat light all night it’s attached to the top of the pen. Thank you.
I feel like medicated chick starter makes it worse , it kills all the good bacteria they're lil digestive systems need .... I usually keep a bag of.medicated chick starter and give to them after a few weeks of being out in the main run
I've not tried feeding my chicks (or adult birds) medicated feed, but options are always good. Thanks for sharing!
What do you do if the poopy butt is inside the vent? I have already lost one chick to poopy butt and I have another one that's close to dying as well. I am checking all (10) my other chicks for this every day.
I'm sorry to hear about the little ones you've lost, and I wish I could give some tips on this particular type of issue where the waste is solidifying inside the vent, but I don't know. You might want to reach out to your local veterinarian if it's feasible or perhaps even look into blogs that may provide some information. A couple of hatcheries I know of have blogs/podcasts - Meyer's Hatchery and Murry McMurray Hatchery. I wish I could be of more help but hopefully you will find a solution to this issue so you can save as many little ones as possible. Thank you for watching.
I kept 2 country chicken eggs over inverter wrapped up with soft sack bags. Today is 14 days. I found that chicks are developing inside. Today I brought karten box and have bulb fixed inside it is 40 watts bulb. I thought of transfer the eggs into the karten box. What should I feed after it is just born?
Chicks are good without food for up to the first 72hrs because they will utilize the yolk nutrients. However they are able to eat chick starter (soft & crumbly) and drink water soon after they are born. Good luck and thanks for watching! 🤠👍
In the video you said you gave it to them undiluted and how much did you give
Yes, undiluted. I prepared 2cc (ml) and this chick took it over several minutes one drop at a time. The amount they take will vary according to their size & condition but chicks this old aren't able to ingest too much liquid at a time so you have to administer it slowly and at their pace. You must also ensure they have plenty of fresh water available while they are taking it. I would still recommend following the instructions on the label. Thanks for watching 🤠👍
@@keepinitcountry4401 thank you sir.
Whoa. Crazy loud intro music!
Please tell me how can I produce chick feed by using maije wheat rice fiber & soya doc.only it is available in our area.Thanks.
I wish I could help but unfortunately we don't have easy access to those ingredients so I've never produced chicken feed with them.
How often did you give the nutri-drench?
I only had to administer it twice (once in the AM and once in the PM on the same day) and the chick recovered quickly 🤠👍
Hey mate, what do I use to treat coccidiosis
Corid u can get it at Tractor supply or any feed store
Thank you for the video. I just had the same issue with one of my two chicks. I plan to get some nutrients in the morning that you mentioned.
The second link is bad as of 4.2.21.
Thank you for letting me know about the link and I hope your little chick pulls through 🤞☹
What breed of chicks are those? Do they have feathered feet?
Yes they have feathered feet. Those are the "Standard Buff Brahma" breed. Very hearty birds in the cold & heat and considered good meat birds if you plan to harvest them for their meat. Their eggs are brown and the eggs are generally med-large. They lay approx 1 egg every 24-36hrs depending on the season and their diet of course.
We raise our birds for the eggs not for meat and we really like their adult feather colors.
Thanks for watching! 🤠👍
Good man ! No need to film when a chick is on the line.
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This video is useful for others but useless for me beacuse while seeing this video in 2mins my chick died😭
I'm sorry to hear that 😕
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Those are some hot chicks
LOL 🤣👍