Makes noise when pooping

[LilChickyChick]

I have a 13 week old Mystic Maran that started flaring her neck feathers and making a weird noise whenever she poops. She did have some blood in two of her poops a few days ago, but that stopped. She is eating (chick feed) and drinking normal. Is this constipation? Video of noise and pic of normal, but smaller poop.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have a 13 week old Mystic Maran that started flaring her neck feathers and making a weird noise whenever she poops. She did have some blood in two of her poops a few days ago, but that stopped. She is eating (chick feed) and drinking normal. Is this constipation? Video of noise and pic of normal, but smaller poop.

Did you happen to get photos of the bloody poop?

What do you feed, including treats?
Do you provide Grit (Crushed Granite) free choice?

See that she's drinking well and eating. Check her crop to make sure it's emptying overnight.

She may be constipated or if you were seeing bloody poops, she may need to be treated for worms and/or Coccidiosis. Getting a fecal float is always best.

For deworming, you can use Safeguard Liquid Goat Dewormer or Equine Paste. Valbazen can also be used.

For Coccidiosis, Corid is the treatment.

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Liquid Corid dose is 2tsp or Powdered Corid Dose is 1 1/2tsp per gallon of water given for 5-7 days as the only source of drinking water.
Do not add any extra vitamins/electrolytes that contain B1(Thiamine) to food or water during the course of treatment.
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To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer or Equine Paste dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
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Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[LilChickyChick]

Did you happen to get photos of the bloody poop?

What do you feed, including treats?
Do you provide Grit (Crushed Granite) free choice?

Thank you for responding! Unfortunately, I did not get pictures of the bloody poop. I looked at this poop chart: http://chat.allotment.org/index.php?topic=17568.0 and I would say it compared to intestinal lining shedding. I Probably wouldn't have noticed it, but the day before those poops, she was puffed up and lethargic. I fed eggs and some electrolytes and the next day she was perked up, but then noticed the blood.

Currently feeding Kalmbach Unmedicated starter, mixed with Kalmbach Chickhouse Reserve. Treats are Chickhouse reserve, 1/2 oz scratch, and 1/2 oz grub worms for 4 chickens, once or twice per day. They have been on this feed and treat mix for awhile - so no change there.

Grit is available when they are inside, and the floor of the coop/run is sand.

They started spending more time free ranging and mixing with the older girls, beginning last week, if that helps narrow it down.

I've not had to deal with Cocci yet in my flock, but did I understand correctly that it can run its course without using Corid? Any vet can do a fecal float?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I Probably wouldn't have noticed it, but the day before those poops, she was puffed up and lethargic. I fed eggs and some electrolytes and the next day she was perked up, but then noticed the blood.

I've not had to deal with Cocci yet in my flock, did I understand correctly that it can run its course without using Corid?

Yes, a vet should be able to run a fecal float for you.

If I suspected Coccidiosis, I'd just treat all the pullets since they are now beginning to range and mix with the older adults.

Possible a bird can overcome Coccidiosis without treatment but I'm not sure why you would want to take that route. Coccidiosis is caused when there's an overload of Coccidia (protozoa). This can weaken the bird, affect their growth, overall health, productivity, cause infection, etc. etc.

Treatment is with Corid which is a Coccidiostat, not an antibiotic. It's a mild medication and will not harm the birds.