black poop

About 2-3 weeks ago our beloved Raspberry, a 7mo buff Orpington, was hit by a car. She survived which was a shock to us, with a damaged leg. I don’t think it was broken and could not feel any breaks but it was obviously causing her pain in her hip. She rested in the coop for about a week before...

I'm new to chickens. I have a poop question. I clean up the run every night since I cannot free range. I want to keep my girls house healthy. Anyways, I am finding the regular poop, from images I have seen online. There is this other poop that is like tar. When it sits it looks black. I think...

I am still kind of new to the chicken world. My first and my little baby girl Nugget (profile picture) has not pooped in awhile. Lost a lot of weight, lethargic, and it keeps getting worse as the weeks go on. I’ve kept her separate from the other chickens in my flock for two days now and when I...

Hi All, I really need help on this one... Back Story...Four nights ago, I noticed my Lavender Buff Orpington (Legs) not seated properly, kindof frompy and a little lop sided) on the roost bar in our coop. I thought she was trying to recover from the massive heat we have been having. I have...

Hi all. So I saw this poop in my chickens’ coop tonight. I saw a similar one outside in their pen earlier today. It looks really black and I know in people, black poop indicates internal bleeding. Is this the same in chickens? Or is this poop within the realm of normal? Everyone is acting...

This isn't really an emergency, but may be a problem. On Sunday I heard a squirt, which is I usual by itself. Chickens don't normally squirt (or at least not so loud) when they poo. I went over to check what it looks like (naturally, doesn't everybody check what droppings their chickens make...

Hi. I have 4 ducklings that are about 2 weeks old. They are acting normal, but yesterday their poop turned black. They eat non medicated poultry crumbles and occasionally fruits and veggies like watermelon and lettuce. When they play outside, they pick at the grass and leaves. They seem fine but...

hello all. today when i went to free range my girls, my 11 month old dwarf colombian rock hen (never matured, doesn’t lay) was still sitting on the roost in the coop where she sleeps. i picked her up and soon noticed all the feathers near her vent wear soaking wet, vile smelling, and black...

Hi- I have four pullets that are 11.5 weeks old (RIR, EE, Blue Cochin, and a Black Australorp). They are all acting normally. No signs of distress. They’re all eating. I found some black poop while cleaning around the run today. I keep up with poop pickup so I know it happened today — so if it’s...

We had a small flock of three chickens, one died a few weeks ago and now a second one is sick. They are three years old. We don't know if they have the same illness, and if it is communicable. We have a new flock of five chicks that we planned to introduce in a few weeks. Our chickens free...

Hello everyone! My hen keeps making sqwarking noises when she poops? She does vary small black ones so I was wondering what is making her sound as if she is in pain? - she is 3 years old - she is drinking and eating as normal - she isn’t lethargic - she is laying normally - she doesn’t seem...

Hi everyone, I've a bit of a problem with one of my lovely little hens. She is a Rhode Island x Sussex and is three years old. Still laying eggs as I got one yesterday. I do have a sofa spot for her as she loves to sit on my lap so any advice would be great. She is currently in 'sick bay' by...