Blood in Chicken Poop?

[ascott11]

Hi everyone!

This morning while letting my chickens out and cleaning up their coop a bit I noticed something red in their poop from last night. It almost look like bloody snot (sorry for the gross details!) I did feed them a little bit of strawberry and tomato last night (some chick grit mixed it) and they were free ranging a lot yesterday. 3 are almost 9 weeks old and I believe 6 of them may be closer to about 7 weeks as they’re a bit smaller. I didn’t feed the medicated chick feed when they were younger. I was going to run to tractor supply to get corid to put in their water just in case. Should I be worried? I read about the intestinal lining shedding and that can look like blood. They are acting pretty normal. They’re digging around in their run, one is laying down but that’s something normal for her. Thanks!!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I did feed them a little bit of strawberry and tomato last night

noticed something red in their poop from last night. It almost look like bloody snot

Can you post some photos of the poop please?

Any chicks acting lethargic, huddling, wings drooping, not wanting to eat/drink?

Likely you saw strawberry and tomato.

 

[Eggcessive]

I would be safe and give them Corid in their water for 5-7 days. It certainly won’t hurt them. The common age for coccidiosis is from 3-6 weeks, and it can be longer than that to build up tolerance to the organism in the soil and in their droppings. Keep their bedding dry and as clean as possible. The dosage for Corid is 10 ml (2 tsp) per gallon of water as their only water source. If you see one that is very weak or having bloddy stools, the pn you can give 0.1 ml per pound of undiluted Corid as a drench twice a day.

 

[Eggcessive]

I don’t think that it would hurt to wait and watch for more questionable poops. But treating won’t hurt. You will occasionally see shed intestinal lining in all birds, and what they eat can affect the poops. This time of year Corid can get scarce. It comes in liquid and powder, and can be stored or returned if you don't use it.

 

[ascott11]

I don’t think that it would hurt to wait and watch for more questionable poops. But treating won’t hurt. You will occasionally see shed intestinal lining in all birds, and what they eat can affect the poops. This time of year Corid can get scarce. It comes in liquid and powder, and can be stored or returned if you don't use it.

One is a little hunched up and slow, but she typically is a little more mellow. I got these chicks about a week ago and I can’t say what conditions they were living in. The rest seem perky and normal! They were all awake by the time I got out this morning to let them out of their coop.

 

[ascott11]

Can you post some photos of the poop please?

Any chicks acting lethargic, huddling, wings drooping, not wanting to eat/drink?

Likely you saw strawberry and tomato.

They are eating now. It wasn’t a ton of blood but enough to be noticeable. I don’t have a picture but it looked like runny poop and the blood looked like bloody snot.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They are eating now. It wasn’t a ton of blood but enough to be noticeable. I don’t have a picture but it looked like runny poop and the blood looked like bloody snot.

Would be worth starting them on Corid then.

 

[ascott11]

I went ahead and started them on corid to play it safe. They all ate and drank today and free ranged a bit. I think they may be laying down in the coop a lot today because it’s chilly here and I added some fresh bedding which they always love!

 

[ascott11]

Can you post some photos of the poop please?

Any chicks acting lethargic, huddling, wings drooping, not wanting to eat/drink?

Likely you saw strawberry and tomato.

So I found it again this morning and got a picture. They still are all eating and drinking.

 

[Eggcessive]

That looks like stringy intestinal shed. It can be normal once in a while, but if you see if often, Corid might be good. It is probably good that you started it already.