Green watery & black poop

[Sg-chickens]

Hi All!



I am newer to chicken raising and have been noticing some green watery poop and black poop (like below — these photos were taken today)
They are almost 20 weeks and eat a combination of Scratch and Peck grower feed, Lay crumble, grass from our yard, grubs, and occasional vegetable scraps.
We recently (about 2 weeks) added the lay crumble into the grower feed, as a supplement since they may start laying soon.
Overall, everyone is acting normal, moving/scratching around, eating/drinking, redish combs & wattles (although I know they are still growing)

For the black poop:

• I did just see on the list of ingredients of the lay crumble there’s 14% ash content. Could this be playing a role?

For the green/watery poop:

• they are obsessed with grass and it has been raining here a lot.

Not sure if I am completely off but trying to gauge if I should be concerned and taking steps to figure out if there’s anything wrong with them.

Thank you so much!!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Overall, everyone is acting normal, moving/scratching around, eating/drinking, redish combs & wattles

This is usually a tell if you need to be concerned or not. Everyone acting normal.

The color of poop can vary drastically from light to very dark. Ash can make poop darker. Grass, grubs, dirt, etc. can too.
Consistency can also very, water consumption and even the water content of foods eaten can have an affect on the texture/color and consistency of the poop.

Changes in feed/diet can also cause changes in poop.

Since they do free roam and scratch about, it would be a good idea to get a fecal float at least once a year, depending on where you live to see if worms are an issue. Some folks find that worms can be a problem, while others don't.

To me, I don't see anything that alarming, but do continue with the poop inspections, I think all of us do this (I do!). Looking at poop, plus behavior and condition of birds is just part of keeping tabs on your flock.

https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/

 

[Sg-chickens]

Thank you so much for your reply! Really appreciate it. I also love the idea of incorporating the fecal float test once a year as a good measure.