Foamy Poop (Pic included)

[The Welch Chickens]

I just went out to check on the flock and there is a big foamy poop on the ground. (It is hard to see the other poops because it’s been raining and the run floor is all mud) I’ve never had this problem before.

They are fed NatureWise Layer Pellets. They get a tiny bit of scratch either every day or every other day (we use it to bring them back in the coop).
I think it has something to do with the pumpkin. We just got a whole bin of pumpkins from a friend and my dad gives them a slice of raw pumpkin to peck on every day.

Please help if you can!

(Same poop, different angles of photo)

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Anyone? @nuthatched @sourland @Wyorp Rock

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Looks like she has been drinking a lot. Sometimes this happens during molt. Poops can look a bit different when there bodies are worried about new feathers.

 

[nuthatched]

Pumpkin is mostly water and fiber, it does have a laxative effect.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Pumpkin is mostly water and fiber, it does have a laxative effect.

Should we stop feeding it to them and see if that helps?

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Should we stop feeding it to them and see if that helps?

It doesn't really matter whether they have runny poops or not but I wouldn't completely stop giving them Pumpkin because pumpkins are really good for chickens and can actually help hens that are molting, grow new healthy feathers.

 

[The Welch Chickens]

It doesn't really matter whether they have runny poops or not but I wouldn't completely stop giving them Pumpkin because pumpkins are really good for chickens and can actually help hens that are molting, grow new healthy feathers.

Would they be molting in December? It's quite cold here. (Sorry if this is a dumb question, I don't know much about molting)

 

[GirlsHuntToo]

Would they be molting in December? It's quite cold here. (Sorry if this is a dumb question, I don't know much about molting)

Not at all! Chickens molt from September to up to January and sometimes you will not even notice that they are molting. Light molters and Heavy molters. Heavy molters look like they are bald.
Here's a great article to refresh your memory on molting chickens!!
https://freerice.com/categories/multiplication-table

 

[The Welch Chickens]

Not at all! Chickens molt from September to up to January and sometimes you will not even notice that they are molting. Light molters and Heavy molters. Heavy molters look like they are bald.
Here's a great article to refresh your memory on molting chickens!!
https://freerice.com/categories/multiplication-table

This is my first year owning chickens, and although I have been researching them for years, there are just some things I never read about
Ours must have molted lightly... now that I think about it, there was a time last August when there were a whole bunch of feathers in their run. I had thought it was just part of them growing up! They never became bald or anything, so I never really thought about it!

Thanks for helping me, I appreciate it!

 

[The Welch Chickens]

If anyone has any other commentary on the foamy poop, please post!