Chicken with weird poops

[sarahbobo]

My chicken Vera has been having some weird poops for the last week or so. Mostly, they've had red or orange patches on them, and sometimes they're very tiny and very watery. She has poop stuck to her feathers under her butt, but her vent itself appears to be normal. I'm posting pictures of her poops. They never used to have the red/orange patches. Does anyone know if I should be concerned about these?

 

[sloanbychoice]

How old is she?
What do you feed them?
Last time she laid?

 

[Eggcessive]

Those look like cecal poops. Can you call your vet and have them do a fecal float on some fresh collected droppings?

 

[sarahbobo]

How old is she?
What do you feed them?
Last time she laid?

She's 7.5 years, so on the older side, but she's still quite youthful. I feed them a 17% non-layer feed, with oyster shells available for them at all times. Most days they get a fresh fruit or vegetable as a treat - greens, tomatoes, berries. As far as I know she hasn't laid yet this year, but it's possible she's laying in a spot I haven't found yet, lol.

 

[sarahbobo]

Those look like cecal poops. Can you call your vet and have them do a fecal float on some fresh collected droppings?

I can definitely ask them to - what do you mean by fecal float? A test for worms? And does it have to be one of the orange poops? Only some of them are orange, which does imply cecal or intestinal lining, but I've never seen them before....

 

[Eggcessive]

Just collect some fresh droppings to take in. Fecal flotation is a test for parasites, such as coccidiosis and several types of chicken worms. Sometimes certain foods can affect the color. I would be more concerned with how they are all acting, eating and drinking.