pasting-up
n.— «“Pasting-up” of the rear of baby chicks (feces sticking and drying below and then sometimes accumulating upwards to even cover the vent) may occur following stress or chilling.» —“Poultry” by Jesse Lyons University of Missouri Extension (Columbia, Missouri) Aug. 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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