Baby chicks poop

[rcoleman56]

Is it normal for baby chicks poop to be watery? Faye

 

[Golden Brahma 64]

What food are you feeding them ? It could be too high in protein, they could have worms, it could be coccidiosis (tends to cause bloody diarrhoea in poultry under 10 weeks of age, severe cases can lead to death. If you suspect your birds have coccidiosis seek veterinary help immediately)

Bacterial diarrhoea is simply a disruption in the normal balance of good and bad bacteria in the intestine. This cause often results in an overgrowth of harmful Clostridiabacteria. It is thought that there is usually an underlying reason for this disruption such as:

• gut damage caused by worms, coccidiosis or viruses.
• a sudden change in diet (different foods encourage different bacterial species to grow in the gut and a sudden change in feed can cause a sudden and overwhelming change in gut bacteria)
• dirty water (this will mean your chicken will be drinking lots of harmful bacteria)
• mouldy feed (Mouldy feed contains fungal toxins which can cause gut damage

 

[Cayuga momma]

If it is a dark brown and watery it is probably just a cecal poop.
Sometimes when I feed mine treats their poops get watery.

If you take a pic so we can see it, that might help to be able to figure out what is going on.

 

[chickens really]

Yes..It probably drank more water..I'm sure it's fine...