Black poop?

[rkelly01]

My chickens are 19 weeks and one is laying. For 2 days now someone is laying black poop. They are on layer feed and have the occasional snack of bread, fruits or veggies. Any idea why the poop would look like this?

 

[lazy gardener]

Do they have access to free range? My girls love to get into stove ash.

 

[rosemarythyme]

It could also something in the treats or scraps you're feeding. Like it's the tail end of blackberry season for me and the girls get a good amount of blackberries, which turns their poop black.

 

[rkelly01]

Do they have access to free range? My girls love to get into stove ash.

My girls have a large run area, no access to berries or ashes. They've been eating crickets...lol

 

[aart]

They've been eating crickets...lol

There ya go then...assuming the typical black crickets!