4 week old Wyandotte, watery lumpy poop

[Gargoyle]

You should never use fine bedding material with chicks. Try laying an old sheet over it for a while so she can't eat it. Then see if their is a difference in her poo.

They're in an 8' x 8' enclosure in my shop, concrete floor and 1/2" of corrugated cardboard in the enclosure, so they aren't on the concrete. Within that I have a section about 3' x 4' that is contained, with the bedding, they spend most of their time there or on perches. I think I'll pull that out entirely. They are tearing up the cardboard and trying to eat it, so I need to come up with something to lay over it. An old sheet might be good, I'll look for one. Thanks,

 

[Gargoyle]

Update - no improvement, it's very frustrating. She's now almost nine weeks old, I first spotted this when she was three. She remains the most active, curious and perky of the three, but she shoots watery poop out of her butt. I eliminated all the stuff she was eating that could clog her crop a while ago- the bedding, cardboard and newspaper that she's tear in strips. I also switched from our softened well water (has some salt in it), I alternate between rain water and filtered (reverse osmosis) water. About half the time I add chick booster (vitamins and probiotics). She eats well, Purina medicated feed, and drinks LOTS of water. She drinks way more than the other two, and then sometimes tips her head forward and pours some out of her mouth. (and when she does it's rather thick). They also have chick grit available, she eats a good bit of that, sometimes it's in the watery poop; the rest of the time it's just mush within clear liquid.

Her crop feels fine. I've tried giving her mineral oil (in case something is stuck in her crop), chopped garlic (for any bacterial issue), yogurt a couple times (for extra probiotic). Nothing seemed to help.

She's been smaller than the other two since the start, and while she is growing, she is significantly smaller. She now weighs one pound (450 grams), the other two are 1 lb 5 oz to 1 lb 8 oz (600 to 640 grams) and are larger.

Any suggestions will be appreciated.

 

[aart]

So Sorry, got nothin' but