Is this normal?

[TRThompson]

10 week old chicks

 

[Anime2lover]

To me it looks runny, but I could be mistaken.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

Yes, it's ceacal poop and they do that every several poops. It's smells heinous, but it's perfectly normal.

Chickens have the weirdest poops.
https://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[MissChick@dee]

Cecal poop. Lovely stuff.
My analogy is it’s like the goo in a dogs anal glands.
Oh! The smell!!
Chickens have that from time to time. They’re expelling excess.

 

[Eggcessive]

Cecal droppings are shiny, sticky, and much more odorous than regular droppings. The ones in your picture are more runny though. The 2 ceca are located between the jucture of the small and large intestines, and they aid in bacterial digestion.

 

[TRThompson]

Thank you all. No treatment necessary?

 

[Eggcessive]

No treatment, just normal. I would just keep an eye out for any weak or sleepy pullets who are looking hunched up and having diarrhea. That might be a sign of coccidiosis. Cecal poops happen with every so many poops.

 

[MissChick@dee]

Treats impact the poop too.
Something rich in fat or something with extra water etc...you’d think my birds were internally bleeding if you didn’t know they just ate blueberries.
I also have one hen just one that’s lactose intolerant. Yogurt bothers her and gives her diarrhea.

 

[TRThompson]

No treatment, just normal. I would just keep an eye out for any weak or sleepy pullets who are looking hunched up and having diarrhea. That might be a sign of coccidiosis. Cecal poops happen with every so many poops.

Thank you!!

 

[TRThompson]

Thank you!!

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