maybe over reacting but I am concerned (water poop)

[Minchi]

Maybe I am just worrying too much but my EE would not eat dry mealworms tonight. That is odd because they always devour them. She ate the live meal worm but they all seam a bit stressed lately, her more so then the others. She also has had increasingly watery poops, tonight's was just water and some grass strands. It was only moderately warm today. I am fairly sure it is not overheated and she is only 9 weeks old so not egg bound. Could this be stress or should I be giving her antibiotics?

 

[Firefighter Chick]

Perhaps she's just being picky or she is stressed. Watery poo could be from dehydration or too much heat. Make sure you give lots of water and keep an eye out for things that could be worrying her, like mean older chickens picking on her or other stressors. Don't give an antibiotic unless you're sure she needs it. You could give a PRO-biotic or supplement their diet (more mealworms)

 

[Minchi]

I give them a constant supply of water with Apple cider vinegar in it, I put an frozen bottle of ice under there water outside to keep it cool, and she is head of the flock and larger then anyone. If anything she might see me as picking on her but I am in the middle of trying to teach her not to go under the deck. There is a hole under it and if one of them got suck I could not help them but I want them to be able to free range when I am not around.