stephyan16
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- Aug 3, 2025
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Hi all,
I don't know if my chicken (27 weeks old, not yet laying) is feeling unwell or not. This morning, I let my chickens out and she was the last one to come out. She also looked quite lethargic and would just shrink her neck back into her head and just stand/huddle there (it is getting pretty cold where I live). She would also close one eye. So I brought her into the house to warm up. I checked her crop, it didn't feel full and felt soft/squishy. She ate dried worms, egg yolk, and I tried to get her to drink some water. She seemed to be better and kept wanting to go out again so I let her out after a bit. But I did notice that her poop was like a dark chocolate jellybean with the consistency similar to wet earwax/tar(?)... She pooped twice within 5 mins. The first poop has 2 poop pieces with some watery liquid and the second poop has 1 poop piece.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I'd really appreciate it!

I don't know if my chicken (27 weeks old, not yet laying) is feeling unwell or not. This morning, I let my chickens out and she was the last one to come out. She also looked quite lethargic and would just shrink her neck back into her head and just stand/huddle there (it is getting pretty cold where I live). She would also close one eye. So I brought her into the house to warm up. I checked her crop, it didn't feel full and felt soft/squishy. She ate dried worms, egg yolk, and I tried to get her to drink some water. She seemed to be better and kept wanting to go out again so I let her out after a bit. But I did notice that her poop was like a dark chocolate jellybean with the consistency similar to wet earwax/tar(?)... She pooped twice within 5 mins. The first poop has 2 poop pieces with some watery liquid and the second poop has 1 poop piece.
If anyone has any ideas or suggestions, I'd really appreciate it!