Chicks pooping clear water

[ksato003]

@ksato003 I realize that your thread is from July. Have you continued to see these watery, clear, saliva looking droppings over the past three months?

In my case, my chicks were hatched under a broody. I will send a link to my particular situation HERE so I don’t bombard your thread with my issues, lol.

Hi! So it did clear up. I realized I was giving them the wrong food (first time chicken owner rookie mistake!) I think it’s normal for chicks to have some liquid or watery poops (cecal) but for me, the clear meant they weren’t getting the nutrition they needed. Now everyone is back to normal. My girls are big almost 14 weeks!

 

[KauaiChickenMama]

Oh, good to hear! Yes, I thought the same thing when I saw the clear, saliva looking droppings...worried that they somehow weren’t absorbing nutrition. They are not behaving sickly, though, so I’m basically just keeping an eye on them. I’ve been trying to get a picture of the clear droppings, but of course I haven’t seen any since I posted my thread.

Out of curiosity, what feed were you giving your chicks initially?