Help! What the heck is this poo?

[kv1211]

I just got home a couple hours ago and did some brooder cleaning for my 1 week old chicks, so I put them in another box. While I was cleaning, I noticed that one of the chicks in the box I moved them into, took a dump and it was yellow and foamy and different from the rest of the chicks that crapped. I put them back in the brooder and 30 minutes later I checked up on them again and I saw the foamy crap in the brooder. It had no blood in it and I smelt it up close

and it smelt pretty bad. I was wondering why this is happening and is it normal. If it isn't how should I treat it.

edit: My chicks diet in order were: Mashed up uncooked rice grains for 4-5 days w/ water, Then 24/7 chick starter feed 5-9 days old w/ water (present)

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

I believe that all chicken poo would smell pretty bad

But as for the foamy poo...I have seen this in mine before and they were all just fine. I know there is a poo thread somewhere with pictures to show normal poo and not so normal poo. I will try to find that link for you.

 

[CluckCluck18]

I think it might be worms, but I'm new at this stuff and not totally sure. Wait till one of the experts weighs in.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

This may help

 

[krissteff]

i have an iphone app called "ichicken" and there's a picture of yellow foamy pooh called "cecal" droppings. It says these pouches empty on a regular basis and says it looks and smells nasty but is an indication that your hen is healthy.

Without a picture, I can only compare based on your description. I'm no expert, though. Just referring to a chicky poo poo chart!

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

The foamy one says it is expelled every 8 to 10 droppings. Says its normal...if that is what yours looks like. It's at the bottom of the "normal" pictures.

 

[WooingWyandotte]

My chicks have that type of poop too. Foamy, yellow, sick poop is normal for a chickadee.

 

[kv1211]

It's sort of like this.

 

[Hangin Wit My Peeps]

Yup that is normal

I would try laying off the rice though for a while and just feed them reg feed or maybe throw some grass in there for them They would LOVE that. Or even a worm and watch them fight over it

 

[kv1211]

Oh thanks I feel so relieved because I thought it was coccus but I figured it wasn't because the poo wasn't bloody