AurumGrace
In the Brooder
Hello BYC.
So i have been raising 15 chicks for 2-3 weeks. I bought them from MyPetChicken.com and they have all been doing splendidly, with no deaths so far.
I've been keeping them in a kennel/cage (perfectly sanitized new) with towels (changed every few days) pellets, medicated chick feed a heat lamp and electrolyte water.
I've let them out many times for dust bathing outside, or to snuggle in my jacket, or even to run around the room for a little while. (lots of poop to clean up afterwards...)
But today I noticed these strange little red poops, sort of a rusty/chestnut/red color. Not bright blood red, and it has the normal texture and appearance of chick-poop. All the chicks are acting normal, eating plenty, drinking, sleeping, and being active.
Then later on, I saw 2 poops which were a little different. Instead of being red poops, they were brown poops covered in this gooey reddish substance, slightly liquidy, but mostly goo.
It didn't look like runny blood... but it didn't look natural. I looked at the BYC poop chart, but I couldn't find one that matched. I don't know what chick it is, so I can't seperate it, and having 15, it isn't easy to figure out which one it is...
What should I do? What is it? Is there a medication I should be giving them? Something I am doing wrong? Is it contagious?
Please help! Thank you
So i have been raising 15 chicks for 2-3 weeks. I bought them from MyPetChicken.com and they have all been doing splendidly, with no deaths so far.
I've been keeping them in a kennel/cage (perfectly sanitized new) with towels (changed every few days) pellets, medicated chick feed a heat lamp and electrolyte water.
I've let them out many times for dust bathing outside, or to snuggle in my jacket, or even to run around the room for a little while. (lots of poop to clean up afterwards...)
But today I noticed these strange little red poops, sort of a rusty/chestnut/red color. Not bright blood red, and it has the normal texture and appearance of chick-poop. All the chicks are acting normal, eating plenty, drinking, sleeping, and being active.
Then later on, I saw 2 poops which were a little different. Instead of being red poops, they were brown poops covered in this gooey reddish substance, slightly liquidy, but mostly goo.
It didn't look like runny blood... but it didn't look natural. I looked at the BYC poop chart, but I couldn't find one that matched. I don't know what chick it is, so I can't seperate it, and having 15, it isn't easy to figure out which one it is...
What should I do? What is it? Is there a medication I should be giving them? Something I am doing wrong? Is it contagious?
Please help! Thank you