Normal or Problem?

azygous said:

Those appear to be completely normal looking poops, and the red does, indeed, appear to be intestinal lining.

Beware of feeding corn meal for too long. It's like cake is to us, and the chicks will begin to prefer it over their crumbles. The cornmeal isn't a balanced diet, so get back to the starter as soon as possible.

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Redthechickie said:

Hi! I have a chickie that's been pooping runny poop, and I heard it was normal for them to occasionally have runny poo. I changed their crumble feed to have corn meal to remedy the problem so it won't get worse. The chick is eating/drinking just fine. It's active, though it seems like it's drinking too much water and sometimes, stops to rest a bit.

Lately, it pooped solid poo, but it looked like it has a bit of blood there. I held it and I think it's warmer than the other chicks.

Eating/drinking just fine and active, but these problems are starting to concern me.

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Leebeez said:

thank you for asking this question to the forum!!!  I was just perusing the site and forums for this question myself.  Good pictures (is that weird to say of excrement photography?) actually very informative. My chicks are 2 weeks and were having the burnt orange pudding poop you mentioned and i got nervous.  

I do not want to hijack the feed but will ask you and the others a qualifying question:  If the poop is occasionally runny but has a sort of sour smell, is that still normal?  I walked into the brooder room and instead of smelling chick crumbles and pine shavings, it was a little more pungent in there and made me nervous combined with the observation of runny and liquid poops. 

to simplify: is smelly ok?

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Leebeez said:

thank you for asking this question to the forum!!!  I was just perusing the site and forums for this question myself.  Good pictures (is that weird to say of excrement photography?) actually very informative. My chicks are 2 weeks and were having the burnt orange pudding poop you mentioned and i got nervous.  

I do not want to hijack the feed but will ask you and the others a qualifying question:  If the poop is occasionally runny but has a sort of sour smell, is that still normal?  I walked into the brooder room and instead of smelling chick crumbles and pine shavings, it was a little more pungent in there and made me nervous combined with the observation of runny and liquid poops. 

to simplify: is smelly ok?

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Redthechickie said:

After I changed the bedding, all the chicks started pooping. Everything seems normal including the " problematic" chick; no blood or intestinal lining.

I just stopped feeding them cornmeal and the chicks were eating their usual feed.
And get this: I just noticed that the cornmeal might have contributed to the intestinal lining problem, as it might have scratched the chick's insides.
I only fed the cornmeal to them for two days in the morning. I'll stop feeding them cornmeal and see what happens after.

In the meantime, I'll keep the vitamins and stuff close. Just in case.

Thanks @azygous

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