Bloody poop? *pic*

[Lothiriel]

Yes it's me again with a close-up of a pile of chicken poop.

Is this just a whole lot of intestinal lining?

Is it something else? Or... is it cocci?

 

[CMV]

Looks like shed intestinal lining. Bloody poops are darker and there is no mistaking them for anything other than bloody poops.

 

[Lothiriel]

Phew! Thank you!

 

[sonew123]

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yup nasty but intestinal shedding

 

[gaillardia]

I did not know they shed their intestinal lining. I am glad I read this before any of my girls started doing this. Before getting chicks this Spring, I read 5 different chicken books, and I don't recall any mention of such a scary looking dropping.

 

[Lothiriel]

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This link has lots of helpful (but pretty gross) pictures of chicken poop and what makes them look like they do.

That's where I learned about the intestinal lining.
http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[minnie1]

I'm glad I saw this, otherwise I might have thought something was wrong. How often does this occur?

 

[Miss Lydia]

That is very interesting. I would like to know how often they do this too.

 

[usschicago1]

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I Agree, Fascinating.

 

[mstkseavey]

This is what my hen just did as well. I was really alarmed! And then I came inside to check BYC. And now I have other questions! I am new to this chicken thing... Why do chickens shed their interestingly lining? Ewwww.....