Recent content by Carrie Irwin

I had a fecal test done on her and there were some parasites, but the vet said they were nothing to be alarmed about or required medication. Her diarrhea seems to have gone away and she's got loads of energy and is eating everything again, so as of now I am not concerned.

She is also going through her first molt and I wonder if the diarrhea is from that. I have another chicken going through an even worse molt and her droppings are normal. What has me concerned is the undigested food.

Thank you for the info. She seemed to perk up today. I have a vet appt. for her on Friday and will be taking a fecal sample. I will update on what her prognosis is.

Hi, I have noticed for about a week a lot of soupy looking chicken poo on the poop board in the morning, and for the last couple of days the same poop had undigested food in it. I have pinpointed which chicken it is, my Ameraucauna, and she while she is eating she doesn't seem herself. I have...

Hi, my husband and I have been living on our small hobby farm for 5 years now. I love raising chickens for the benefits to my garden, for the eggs, for the entertainment, but mostly I consider them great pets! (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I got my first 6...