I’m at my wits end right now….

[Chey1214]

it’s been a crap year if you all have seen my prior posts…

Currently I’m treating forFor roundworm. I am using safeguard. These birds are about 16 weeks old. I have about 23 in a run. Their poop is now green. It was green before I use the safeguard and I found roundworms so, after the first dose, the green poop has not gone away. I am a little worried they don’t show signs of sickness however, one Bantam who is real thin I have an a cage to encourage eating. He’s getting eggs right now. I have rooster booster in the water oregano in their water. I have moist crumbles out dry crumbles out and two automatic feeders. Sometimes I bring them fresh grass clippings but not often I don’t think they get enough greens to have constantly green droppings. Can you help me figure this out? What should I do? I know I ask for help a lot this year has been rough for some reason.

However some of their crops are empty

 

[coach723]

I don't think it's something to be alarmed about, diet can often affect the color. If they are all acting fine, it's likely not a worry. I would really limit that corn however. It can lead to fat birds and deficiencies, all kinds of health problems in the long run. It's like candy to them, they will fill up on that and not eat their regular feed. It can cause problems. It really should only be given occasionally and in limited amounts.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

She is the only one acting that way, here and there there is a green tint dropping but not as extreme as her. All the droppings looked heathy,

What is in the farmers mix?

I'd stop all what you're feeding and feed her exclusively the all flock feed for at least a week, see if the poop improves.

I do see the green color and some yellowish urates but I also see quite a bit of corn and undigested bits of material in the poop as well.
Give her pelleted or crumble commercial feed, provide grit (crushed granite) and oyster shell free choice. If you wish to give her a treat - scrambled egg would be good to give.

 

[Perris]

given all the different medications they've had, their digestive tracts are perhaps a bit sub par. A bowl of plain natural yogurt would help repopulate their guts with good bacteria.

 

[Lillith37]

Maybe the oregano is giving their poop a green tinge too. My understanding is that green poop can also result from a lack of food and you say their crops are empty and some of them are thin. Is there enough space for everyone in the run and is everyone getting proper access to the feeders? Maybe you could spend some time watching them to get a sense of the dynamics and whether there is any resource guarding going on.

 

[Perris]

These are all brand new birds in a very expensive dream coop. It’s been a year!

It can be quite the learning curve when we start out with chickens, seems a bit like running a marathon sometimes; once you get through the wall it gets easier, and all the accumulated experience starts to pay off.

 

[LaFleche]

Her droppings look undigested and as if encased by mucous membrane.

Milk thistle helps with liver issues. She may have eaten poisonous herbs like buttercup or similar mixed in with the grass clippings.

Don't forget to provide granite grit or sand while she is in sick bay, without it she will expell undigested food as seen above.

 

[LaFleche]

Do they have granite grit free choice?

I would stop the gras clippings and corn.

As you are worried about their digestion, try Moro's carrot soup which helps to restore a healthy gut balance:

https://www.ency123.com/2015/09/natural-remedy-for-diarrhea-professor.html

 

[Chey1214]

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

I have studied that chart lol!

 

[dawg53]

Not often just now and then. When I examine them they don’t feel like they have water belly (I’m assuming it’s squishy). I have two roosters very thin others are spot on with there weight. I just went out and made a ton of food available for a little just in case they are starving. I was wondering if it could be tied to the round worms? I found a few decent size worms…day ten comes up Friday…

But then again they went through the ringers with coccidiosis treatment so I wonder if that had any play…. I did a few rounds of corid with them….they didn’t get medicox but my bantam ameraucanas did, they are doing fine.

I also had to do a few rounds of permethrin for grain mites…

Your last sentence: How did you treat the grain mites with Permethrin? Were the grain mites in the feed sack and did you add Permethrin in the feed sack?