Bantam chicks about 3-4 days old noticed today

[kolby]

  Seems I'm starting to see droppings stick around  anal vent area,tell me what causes this an steps to take to end it.

[kolby]

 I think birds had been stressed from shipping cleaned of rearends with warm water.

[wildergamebirds]

  Give them Gro-gel, and/or antibiotics in doses listed in your research. 
Make sure starter feed is for game birds (or at least for turkey), and that protein is around 30% bare minimum is 26%.

[kolby]

 Thanks wilderman,
 
  I gave them regular chick feed 1 1/2 days, now gamebird starter 28% you think bantams are safe now

[Reeves]

Game feed will be a bit high protein for chickens.

Provide a small roost for them. It only has to be a n inch or two off of the bottom to start. One of the reasons this builds up is the crap while laying down.
It normally only happens a couple times. Pull off (with the fuzz) or wash off with a Q-Tip.

[wildergamebirds]

  Thanks for covering my butt, Reeves.  Another late night blur mistake.   Chick starter, not game bird starter.  Just assumed game birds, once I started my reply.