Lets talk poo....

[Chicken Girl]

My chicks are 5 days old. They have very runny poo. Is it normal or not? It gets stuck on there buts and i had to wipe some of them off so they dont get pasty but. I have RIR, Black giants, BO, And a EE. The silke and mille have runny poo but it does not get stuck to them. Thanks for the help!

Chicken Girl

 

[Judy]

Probably normal. Look here:

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

A bit of probiotic would be great for their guts, to help them develop good normal flora. A tsp of plain live culture yogurt a day for each, or get some probiotics from the feed store.