Posts by FruAstrida

ok Thanks!  They are still acting normal 

Ok here is a picture of the poop I described.   This one came from a chick a few weeks but I have barely week old chicks with the same type of poop too??? I have one sick hen out in the coop who is isolated.  She has...

It is very dark - to the point that sometimes I wonder if it is all black but think I still see red tinge.  Would that be intestinal lining?  Also, would they have that kind of poop normally just a couple of days after hatching?

Thank you for the reply- these chicks seem otherwise healthy. They are new hatches so they do sleep often - but they also move around and perk up too ;-)   I just noticed that the stool was very dark and looked red tinged (of...

I have some newly hatched chicks and just noticed what appears to be an all blood stool?  Is it possible for them to have cocci if they haven't been introduced to outside soil?

Just went back out to check on her.  Eyes clear, but laying with foot out not under her???  Anyone know what this could be?

Any help appreciated!!!   This is our first experience with a mysterious chicken illness.  A couple of weeks ago a dog killed one of my chickens in the yard while free ranging.  The next day I found 2 dead in the...