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@Saaniya you are going to make a very fine vet one day. It won't be long and you will probably be sporting an BYC Educator badge.
@Shadrach those pics helped tremendously. I do believe we can include "Ethel" poop in the normal poop category.
My vet ran the float on probably the only chicken poop he's ever had in his clinic. No worm eggs were seen. Ethel is perfectly healthy. I'm very glad I was able to rule that out.
What I believe is happening with Ethel is she's normally high strung, but she's a real basket case now that she's in a full, hard molt. The others have always intimidated her, but these days, she won't even try to approach the food dishes when another chicken is there or she will run away if another chicken approaches while she's eating. It's a wonder she hasn't lost all her body weight.
Tonight I gave her a food dish in a restricted area so she could eat in peace. She spent so long eating, I now believe I've identified the problem with her poop. She's starving, simply stated. We can fix that easily. She will be getting my bully victim treatment, and I am betting her poop firms up in no time. And maybe a vacation from flock competition will soothe her poor nerves.
Thanks everyone for all the great help and support!
@Shadrach those pics helped tremendously. I do believe we can include "Ethel" poop in the normal poop category.
My vet ran the float on probably the only chicken poop he's ever had in his clinic. No worm eggs were seen. Ethel is perfectly healthy. I'm very glad I was able to rule that out.
What I believe is happening with Ethel is she's normally high strung, but she's a real basket case now that she's in a full, hard molt. The others have always intimidated her, but these days, she won't even try to approach the food dishes when another chicken is there or she will run away if another chicken approaches while she's eating. It's a wonder she hasn't lost all her body weight.
Tonight I gave her a food dish in a restricted area so she could eat in peace. She spent so long eating, I now believe I've identified the problem with her poop. She's starving, simply stated. We can fix that easily. She will be getting my bully victim treatment, and I am betting her poop firms up in no time. And maybe a vacation from flock competition will soothe her poor nerves.
Thanks everyone for all the great help and support!