Chicks with runny poop

[ClearSkye]

As gross as it is, this post was just what i was looking for. Thanks dawg

 

[TamiTrojan]

The link to the poop chart is broken...does anyone have a working link?

 

[HennyPennyCO]

TamiT: I used the same link as was posted near the beginning of this thread and it worked OK, but I'll repeat it here anyway.
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0
Cheers, Penny

 

[maaz]

My chicks are 4 weeks old and have runny poops they are eating too much and sometimes sit down and close thier eyes and become inactive thier poops are brownish and white
I need help

 

[Wyorp Rock]

My chicks are 4 weeks old and have runny poops they are eating too much and sometimes sit down and close thier eyes and become inactive thier poops are brownish and white
I need help

Hi @maaz Welcome To BYC

Can you post some photos of your chicks and the poop?
Where did you get them and what breed are they?
What type of food/treats are you feeding them?
How are they housed - in a brooder, coop, tractor, inside, outside, etc?

 

[maaz]

They are cochin i bought them from a shop and they are housed in coop i am going to post the pic of poop

 

[maaz]

 

[maaz]

Do i have to worry???,

 

[Noreaster Egger]

Looks perfectly normal to me.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Looks perfectly normal to me.

^^ Agreed.

@maaz you mentioned that they are eating too much(?) What and how are you feeding - chicks at 4wks will eat quite a bit (and waste some too

).

There's also a difference between sitting down/relaxing after eating/dust bathing, etc. and being lethargic. Chickens will sit/take a short snooze during the day (especially in hot weather), but should be at least moderately active and moving around.

Cochins are usually large so their activity level probably won't be a high as something like a Leghorn. If you have a video of them, we would love to see them and take a look at your concerns.