chicks with diarreah, should I be worried?

[nrsejessica]

Hello,
I have 1 week old chicks & a couple seem to have diarreah. It is loose, brown, not formed & pretty smelly right when they go. They are only eating the chick starter & have fresh, clean water at all times & I clean their brooder daily. They seem fine otherwise, no signs of pasty butt. Is this something I should be concerned about? This is my first time raising chicks so I'm not sure if I should be worried or if this is normal?

Thanks!

 

[bluey]

From what you describe they are most likely fine. Loose poo is fairly normal for chicks.

 

[nrsejessica]

Thanks so much! Glad to hear that there isn't anything wrong

 

[bluey]

Good luck!

 

[jcasey]

My chicks are two weeks and this runny pop just started. Thanks for assuring it's normal.

 

[azygous]

That brown, runny stuff that smells like a curse from the Devil is called "cecal" poop. It's a normal, if dreaded, by-product of keeping chickens.

 

[realsis]

If its smelling, it is Definitely Cecal poo.you will see this their entire life. Out of so many poops they then do a cecal poop. Completely normal and healthy. However, if you want to give their system a good start you might consider using a probotic (benifical bacteria) you will really see a difference in their stool.Also, the benifical bacteria can actually fight off bad bacteria thats introduced into their system.i start probotics right away and continue through out their lives. I use Probios for poultry. It has SEVERAL different types of the benifical bacteria and not just a couple.ive used this product for several years now and its been wonderful. I order mine offline and You will be able to actually SEE the difference! It really gives the young ones a good healthy start. They will be able to process nutrition better with less food. Its added daily to their drinking waterer. I use one scoop (provided) to every gallon of water. I start as soon as my chicks arrive. For my older girls, they have a 5 galllon waterer so i use 5 scoops for them but it still equals 1 scoop per gallon. A jar lasts a good long time. Of course they will still do cecal poops because thats normal however you will see a huge difference in their regular poop. Hope this helps. Best wishes.