chicken acting lethargic and pooping egg yolk

[froggyphore]

Have you wormed the chickens recently? The runny dropping above looks like there could be some bits of blood or intestinal shed in it, but hard to tell from the pic. Also the yellow may be the uric acid or urates that have a yellow tint, and that can be from liver problems. When chickens have a reproductive disorder they sometimes get yellow urates, and somtimes ascites or water belly. Ascites causes the lower belly between the legs to feel and appear enlarged.

no, i’ll look into getting some dewormer. i haven’t noticed any further symptoms but i’ve noticed they all are acting a bit lethargic, i think its mostly the molt and snow but i’m gonna try and find a chicken vet to take the lady to. i really appreciate this forum, its great having some idea whats going on when i’m worried about my girls

 

[Eggcessive]

If you see a vet take in a freezer bag with some of her fresh droppings. They can test it for worms and coccidiosis. Valbazen is an excellent wormer. Dosage is 1/2 ml given orally, and repeated in 10 days.