Abnormal chicken poop

[Ayu]

I was checking my chickens today and getting ready to clean out the coop and I find strange poop , its the second time I've found something like this in a week. This time it looks worse. Tbis is my first flock and chickens are all acting normal so I'm at a loss. Thanks for any help !

 

[aart]

Well they eat their normal food but have small tomatoes, corn , lettuce, cabbage, cut up grass, this seed scratch with dried meal worms i got at tractor supply and when I let them out they go and eat whatever they find digging around in the flower garden and in the field .

Cut all the extras out.
What is their regular feed, protein and calcium percentages?

Sometimes chickens have a kind of diarrhoea from food. Mine always have if they eat too many grapes. Best not to give them extra’s for a few days imo.

Yes.

Supplements like garlic and apple cider vinegar can be helpful.

Not really, can cause problems too.

 

[Ayu]

Make sure it’s not coccidosis. I’m dealing with that right now. Diareah and blood in it when it’s gets to a severe out break. If it is that treat with Corrid powder 1 1/2 teaspoons per a gallon of water for 5 days and the a maintenance water of 1/2 teaspoon of powder a gallon fresh every day.

Oh whoa that sucks I hope your chickens will be ok . I was looking that up but I'm not sure they have it or whoever made that poo lol but that was my first thought but when I looked it up I didn't see any of the symptoms. I don't see any blood and they all are acting pretty normal though.

 

[BDutch]

Hello Ayu, welcome to BYC!

Sometimes chickens have a kind of diarrhoea from food. Mine always have if they eat too many grapes. Best not to give them extra’s for a few days imo.

If you want to be sure of any parasites/illnesses you can take some poop to a vet, to examine it. I would never give medicines not knowing what is wrong. Supplements like garlic and apple cider vinegar can be helpful.

 

[Sally PB]

My chickens' first experience with a cucumber led to diarrhea. Now when I give them any new treat, I make it a small amount and watch for differences in the poop when I clean the next day.

This is a good article:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive

Lots of poop pictures and info on how a chicken's digestive system works.

 

[aart]

I did switch to medicated food. I found this today too so I started the Corid stuff just in case.

That looks like intestinal shedding rather than coccidiosis.
What exactly is the medication in the feed?
If it's amprolium, I don' think you're supposed to give corid when feeding it.
@Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive would know for sure.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Did you ever treat for Coccidiosis with Corid?
If not, then I think I would.
Dose for Liquid Corid is 2 teaspoons per gallon of water or Powdered Corid is 1 1/2 teaspoon per gallon of water. Give for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Don't add anything else to the water except for Corid.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@Wyorp Rock can you use corid in water while feeding medicated feed?

Yes you can.

 

[azygous]

Are your chickens molting?

What's your location?

 

[Ayu]

They are around 14 weeks old they are still losing feathers here and there , im in western Washington