Chicken poop

[Ekemp]

Hello! I am new to chickens, and my ladies are about 9 weeks old. They've been fully outside for a week and a half. They were raised on medicated feed with very occasional dried grubs, and have a nice dirt run during the day. They are still eating medicated feed, as i'm trying to use up the remainder of the bag. This morning I noticed a couple of funky poops with a bit of red in them. They were both in the coop under the roosting bar, and I saw one more on the ramp. Is this something I should be worried about/ treating or just monitoring? I noticed one similar yesterday, but one of the ladies found a red grub, so I thought that might be why. No one is acting unwell, but I'm going to sit with them for a bit and see if I can figure out the culprit. Any insight would be much appreciated! Thank you!

 

[Eggcessive]

I’m not positive, but it looks lieke there are some fine worms in the picture. Both worms and coccidiosis can cause blood in droppings, so I would recommend treating both. Get some Corid from a feed store in the cattle medicines, and add 2 tsp of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder to each gallon of water changed daily, for 5 days. SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 1/4 ml per pound of weight given orally for 5 consecutive day would treat most chicken worms. Shake it well and draw it up in a syringe, and do not dilute, just give it orally. Valbaen can be used as well at a different dosage, but it is difficult to buy at this time.

 

[Ekemp]

I’m not positive, but it looks lieke there are some fine worms in the picture. Both worms and coccidiosis can cause blood in droppings, so I would recommend treating both. Get some Corid from a feed store in the cattle medicines, and add 2 tsp of the liquid or 1.5 tsp of the powder to each gallon of water changed daily, for 5 days. SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 1/4 ml per pound of weight given orally for 5 consecutive day would treat most chicken worms. Shake it well and draw it up in a syringe, and do not dilute, just give it orally. Valbaen can be used as well at a different dosage, but it is difficult to buy at this time.

Okay, I think you're right that they are worms.

 

[Eggcessive]

In the first pic, the gray blob appears to have a few white skinny worms. I don’t think the orangey red strands are worms, just bloody mucus. I’m going to tag eagle eyes @Wyorp Rock and @dawg53 to look at the first photo in post 1 as well as the others. But I would get the Corid (especially) and the SafeGuard liquid goat wormer started now.

 

[Ekemp]

In the first pic, the gray blob appears to have a few white skinny worms. I don’t think the orangey red strands are worms, just bloody mucus. I’m going to tag eagle eyes @Wyorp Rock and @dawg53 to look at the first photo in post 1 as well as the others. But I would get the Corid and the SafeGuard liquid goat wormer started now.

Thank you! I posted the pictures in a poultry vet Facebook group, and the people there seem to think it may be shed.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Thank you! I posted the pictures in a poultry vet Facebook group, and the people there seem to think it may be shed.

We see a lot of shed on this site and I personally have never seen it happen to more than one chicken at a time. Shed would be a one chicken, one or two poops kind of thing. The fact that you have had your birds on medicated feed and just moved them outside in addition to it being several poops points to coccidiosis or worms.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Valbazen is the name of the wormer.

 

[Ekemp]

We see a lot of shed on this site and I personally have never seen it happen to more than one chicken at a time. Shed would be a one chicken, one or two poops kind of thing. The fact that you have had your birds on medicated feed and just moved them outside in addition to it being several poops points to coccidiosis or worms.

So far I have only seen three poops like this, so, it definitely could be one single chicken. I observed four having normal poops, so I haven't been able to identify the culprit yet. I'm planning to stop medicated feed today, as recommended by a few others (I understand it's a controversial topic). Is the fact that the poops are solid reassuring that it's not coccidiosis?

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

So far I have only seen three poops like this, so, it definitely could be one single chicken. I observed four having normal poops, so I haven't been able to identify the culprit yet. I'm planning to stop medicated feed today, as recommended by a few others (I understand it's a controversial topic). Is the fact that the poops are solid reassuring that it's not coccidiosis?

i think they can have solid poops and still need corid. I think the people that @Eggcessive tagged are going to be able to give you the best advice. I would like to be confident saying that the poop looks normal but I’m not.

 

[Ekemp]

i think they can have solid poops and still need corid. I think the people that @Eggcessive tagged are going to be able to give you the best advice. I would like to be confident saying that the poop looks normal but I’m not.

Okay, thank you. I really appreciate it!