Lots of different poo!

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ok, weird question, I know..but my chicks...(20 of them) have different poo...anything from dry dark to light brown and a little runny
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Is this normal?

Thanks in advance!
 
Depending how old they are and whether they've eaten anything besides chick starter, some could be cecal poops. Every 1/10 (or so) poops is darker brown and kinda runny/sticky and is the product of the cellulose digestive tract that processes the fibrous plant materials they eat - leaves, grasses, pine shavings.... totally normal.

My day-old babies arrived today and have different colored poops as well. Most of them are electric to dark green/white which I'm guessing was due to the electrolyte gel in the shipping container. They'll get browner and more "chicken like" as they process their first days of chick feed.
 

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