Chickens with bright orange and brown oily droppings.

[roxyblue]

Hello all!
I have two hens that I have had for almost two months now, they have been pooping these strange oily and orange droppings for at least a couple weeks. I have checked the poop chart and there is a picture of the same poop listed under "normal". HOWEVER, these do not come every eight to ten droppings like it said. They have these every time. (and yes I have been staking out the chicken coop, seeing who poops what.

) They are fed layer pellets with a little scratch, lettuce every morning, and the occasional treat of oatmeal or yogurt. i just wanted to ask if anything could be causing this that I don't know about or if i should be concerned.
thanks!
-Roxy

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Would you describe them as a dark mustard color? Foamy? If you think this also describes the poo, I saw that with worms.

"Orange and oily" though I don't know.

 

[roxyblue]

Thanks for the reply!
They have had a whole range of colors, from light yellow to dark brown, musturd color included. I wouldn't describe them as foamy, but they have a sleek shine to them which made me describe them as "oily".
I was planning on getting some valbezene after christmas. they are fat and healthy birds other than that.......
thanks again!
-Roxy

 

[BamaSilkies]

Poop Chart http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[ben jv rensburg]

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