Baby chick brown urine

[Martha Kinney]

Week old chick leaving quarter size brown urine spots on paper towel brooder floor. Should I be worried?

 

[Rose Quartz]

Week old chick leaving quarter size brown urine spots on paper towel brooder floor. Should I be worried?

Chickens dont pee, but im guessing the color or runniness of it's poo is worrying you. Could you take a picture and post it?

Has your chick been drinking a lot of water? It could be too hot if it has diarhea.

 

[Martha Kinney]

It is not poo. It is completely liquid and brown. I do not know which of the four chicks it is from. They all seem lively.

 

[Rose Quartz]

how old are they, and how hot is their brooder?

 

[Martha Kinney]

Thank you so much for your interest in my challenge. One week old chicks. Room temp is 77. Regular white light overhead. Inside brooder is a heating plate covered with cloth which they sleep on. I lowered the temp to just below medium from medium high when it seemed to be getting too hot. I think that has helped with the liquid poo. At least I didn’t see any this morning.

 

[Rose Quartz]

Thank you so much for your interest in my challenge. One week old chicks. Room temp is 77. Regular white light overhead. Inside brooder is a heating plate covered with cloth which they sleep on. I lowered the temp to just below medium from medium high when it seemed to be getting too hot. I think that has helped with the liquid poo. At least I didn’t see any this morning.

Yeah, it sounds like they were just getting too hot and drinking a lot of water to compensate.