Chicken poop question

[John The Mailman]

I live in Texas and the summer is already horrible but I’ve noticed some of my chickens poop is looking weird. I’m not 100% if it’s from drinking a lot of water or maybe parasites. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Attached are pics of poop in question

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I wouldn’t worry but I am also pretty hands-off with my chickens. Have you ever wormed them?

 

[thecatumbrella]

Mine have a lot of loose, watery poops from the heat as well. Do they all look like this? The first looks like a cecal, but I can't tell if I see a bit of blood in the second pic.

 

[John The Mailman]

Not all of them look like this I have 24 hens and 1 rooster. The 3rd pic is from the rooster and other 2 are unknown.

 

[John The Mailman]

I wouldn’t worry but I am also pretty hands-off with my chickens. Have you ever wormed them?

I’ve never wormed them

 

[coach723]

Two look like cecal droppings, the middle one may have a bit of intestinal shed. If you are seeing that shed consistently, then worming them might be a good idea. Intestinal shed is generally caused by anything that irritates the digestive tract, so it can be parasites, but it can also be something they ate out of the ordinary. Some foods (like berries or watermelon) can also cause some red in droppings just from eating that. If it's only occasionally, and not a lot, and everyone is acting OK, then it may be nothing to worry about. If it's happening a lot, I would worm them. Cecal droppings happen about every 10 or so droppings and are runnier and stinkier than regular droppings. They come from the cecal pouches where tougher more fiberous, or difficult to digest things go to be digested. Color and consistency can vary depending on diet.