/ Register

  1. If this is your first time on BYC, we suggest you start with one of these three options:
    Raising Chickens Chicken Coops Join BYC
    If you're already a member of our community, click here to login & click here to learn what's new!

Chickens with odd fece patterns

Discussion in 'Emergencies / Diseases / Injuries and Cures' started by FinaticHen, Dec 9, 2012.

Most Liked Posts
  1. Dec 9, 2012 #1
    FinaticHen

    FinaticHen Out Of The Brooder

    16
    0
    32
    Oct 11, 2012
    Queensland, Australia
    Hello, I have two white leghorn chickens. Crystal is 4 years old and Opal is 5 months old. When they are in their run they do the expected poops, but when they are roaming outside they do runny poops. Does anyone have any idea what is going on? They are laying normal, acting normal, their feeding habits are as expected.
     
  3. Dec 10, 2012 #2
    countrygoddess

    countrygoddess Chillin' With My Peeps

    850
    41
    178
    Nov 16, 2008
    Champlain Valley, Vermont
    I was just reading in my chicken health care book about poops and urine last evening and it said that there are all kind of variations on normal, one of which is poops where there is more urine excreted that what you usually see. This happens when the chickens have been eating especially fleshy/juicy greens and also when it's hot out and they drink more water than usual.
     
  5. Dec 10, 2012 #3
    dawg53

    dawg53 Humble

    23,342
    1,204
    448
    Nov 27, 2008
    Jacksonville, Florida
    This link might help:
    http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0
     

BackYard Chickens is proudly sponsored by