I got 4 new chickens (2 D'Uccles and 2 EE/RIR mixes) on July 25. The D'Uccles are about 13 weeks old. The EE mixes are a little over 5 months old.
They spent about 8 days in the garage, while I finished building their coop. They went out on Tuesday evening, and yesterday was their first full day outside.
I've been keeping a really close eye on them, making sure they are healthy. They look fine to me. They are acting completely normal, eyes and noses are clear, feathers clean and smooth, eating and drinking, grooming, dust bathing, etc.
However, today, I found two poops with some blood. I also found some blood in the coop shavings, but not mixed with poop. I found some blood on one of the D'Uccle's feet, so she might have either injured her foot (she likes to fight
) or she stepped in some blood.
Do you think they have Coccidiosis? Or something else? Is it just shed intestinal lining?
(I put some ACV and vitamins in their water, just to kind of give them a boost. I'll obviously get some proper treatment if they are sick though.)
Here are some pictures of the poop and the blood in the shavings:
They spent about 8 days in the garage, while I finished building their coop. They went out on Tuesday evening, and yesterday was their first full day outside.
I've been keeping a really close eye on them, making sure they are healthy. They look fine to me. They are acting completely normal, eyes and noses are clear, feathers clean and smooth, eating and drinking, grooming, dust bathing, etc.
However, today, I found two poops with some blood. I also found some blood in the coop shavings, but not mixed with poop. I found some blood on one of the D'Uccle's feet, so she might have either injured her foot (she likes to fight

Do you think they have Coccidiosis? Or something else? Is it just shed intestinal lining?
(I put some ACV and vitamins in their water, just to kind of give them a boost. I'll obviously get some proper treatment if they are sick though.)
Here are some pictures of the poop and the blood in the shavings: