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Sorry, couldn't resist. Its one of my all time favorite songs.No but that it sounds like a theme song for my existence![]()
Okay, they have been outside a week now and this is the first time I've noticed it. They are being normal so i don't think I'm super worried but at the same time i wonder because i feel like no matter how well i clean everything and work to prevent health problems one of them is sick constantly. It's nerve wracking.I don't see anything alarming in those pictures. If they are running around and acting completely normal I would not worry too much. Obviously if that were to change then I'd reconsider. Since they are young and newly outdoors they are probably eating a lot more fiberous stuff they are finding, so that may be why you are seeing more. I would just make sure they have access to grit, and just make sure nothing changes behavior wise.
These may help:
https://www.communitychickens.com/how-your-chickens-cecal-pouches-affect-its-droppings/
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/
http://www.chookschickenfarm.co.uk/cecal-poo
Okay, yeah they had a taste of tomato the other day, i don't think it was enough to affect their poo but i suppose it's possible. they had coccidiosis two weeks ago now after they went outside for the first time, I'm really glad i bought corid before i got the chicks i was completely ready when they started having bloody and yellow diarrhea, then Debora my porcelain d'uccle hunched up in the corner, they got better after corid and Deb got back to being her sweet self within a few days.It's chicken keeping.
Just keep an eye out. If they start huddling, hunched, and a bit lethargic, I'd put them on Corid.
Coccidiosis can crop up when chicks are put onto new outdoor runs. Usually you see the really runny poo first, then blood tainted poo, but sometimes you just get lots of extra fluffy poo and lethargy depending upon where the protozoa set up shop.
But I think all looks and sounds normal. It could also be something bright they ate. Blueberries and some fruits give odd colors to poo....so can some veggies.
Let us know if anything changes.
LofMc