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Free-range chickens poop samples ~ please help identify for possible treatment

Cynthia Higa

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Help. Can we identify what is happening with each of these samples? I have free range chickens and they all have different poop. They are all eating fine when I put out Grower Feed/Seed. Drinking, eating, not acting any different. That I can tell. Nothing physically noticeable just the poop. Green one is probably from the vines growing on my fence.
 

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The first and last picture looks to have some "red" ... Probably intestinal lining (1st), the last pics looks to have " liquid red" in the brown which would be a concern (coccidiosis). The green poop is probably "the vine". The third looks fine. The fourth looks to have a "worm" of sort. Those are my thoughts.

My concern would be the "worm" and the "red" in the last pic.
 
They all look pretty normal to me. The second to last is different, but may just be a normal cecal poop. Since they are free ranging, no telling what they are eating that can change color and consistency. If they are all acting fine, I would not worry. If you are concerned, I would get a fecal done to check for internal parasites since those can be there but not show in droppings. Otherwise I'd just continue to be observant.
 
The first and last picture looks to have some "red" ... Probably intestinal lining (1st), the last pics looks to have " liquid red" in the brown which would be a concern (coccidiosis). The green poop is probably "the vine". The third looks fine. The fourth looks to have a "worm" of sort. Those are my thoughts.

My concern would be the "worm" and the "red" in the last pic.
Thank you. The 4th pic, has a piece of vine that fell into it. It rains so much in Hawaii that that sample got wet and the stem blew into it. I am actually treating the entire flock for cocchi because a silkie chick died a few days ago in another pen in the yard. That chick had spots of blood on the rear. I can't afford to lose anymore, so I'm trying to be proactive. I just gave them all bowls of greek yogurt (plain) yesterday and will do it again next week. Thanks again, for the feedback.
 
They all look pretty normal to me. The second to last is different, but may just be a normal cecal poop. Since they are free ranging, no telling what they are eating that can change color and consistency. If they are all acting fine, I would not worry. If you are concerned, I would get a fecal done to check for internal parasites since those can be there but not show in droppings. Otherwise I'd just continue to be observant.
Thank you. I'm being hyper sensitive since I have (3) Ayam Cemani champion breed coming next week to enter a clean brooder. Want to make sure the older ones are healthy for a while before sending them to the yard. Hawaii stays pretty warm through Winter so I hope to move them out in Dec.
 
The first and last picture looks to have some "red" ... Probably intestinal lining (1st), the last pics looks to have " liquid red" in the brown which would be a concern (coccidiosis). The green poop is probably "the vine". The third looks fine. The fourth looks to have a "worm" of sort. Those are my thoughts.

My concern would be the "worm" and the "red" in the last pic.
I do not see a red poop. It looks like cecal poop to me. Just slightly "dried"

All look normal to me as well. I would be shocked if that was a worm in picture 4. I have only seen that large of a roundworm in hog poop 🤣
 

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