MJ's little flock

[BY Bob]

I don’t think the occasional liquid poo is anything to worry about. But monitor.
Is it hot causing her to drink a lot?

I never worry about poops until I see a multi-day trend. That goes for me as well as the chickens.

 

[LozzyR]

Have you ruled out the possibility it was water from somewhere?

No external water.

 

[LozzyR]

I don’t think the occasional liquid poo is anything to worry about. But monitor.
Is it hot causing her to drink a lot?

It was warmer yesterday and today, so yes there could have been more drinking. I’m still putting probiotics in the water and today put an ice brick in there as well.

 

[LozzyR]

There looks like a few drops of blood on the towel as well, but I think there was some fierce pecking going on the other night.

 

[RoyalChick]

There looks like a few drops of blood on the towel as well, but I think there was some fierce pecking going on the other night.

Sorry if you already said, but did you get the poo examined for coccidiae and worm eggs? Most vets should be able to do it for you even if they won't see chickens and it shouldn't be very expensive.

 

[MaryJanet]

There's a bit of a squash in the laundry basket this morning.

 

[BY Bob]

No external water.

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Looks like a wet poo. That is 1.

 

[BY Bob]

There's a bit of a squash in the laundry basket this morning.

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OMG how adorable!

 

[MaryJanet]

OMG how adorable!

They're still good friends after all this time! Ivy and Mary are great friends too. And Ivy isnt much picked on by the Red Marauders.

 

[Shadrach]

I might stop sharing Lorna's recovery updates. Surely everyone is getting tired of the ups and downs.

First thing this morning, she was very light, lighter still late morning. Last night's PB must've been all pellets. Once I had this idea I backtracked and saw most of her PBs were at roosting time (958, 942, 850).

So, I broke both our hearts and made her take 9ml of liquid food before she pushed the needle out.

I've made a mash (liquid food, milk thistle, pellets, kefir, water, chopped tomato) and set a reminder for me to give it to them at 2.30pm in case she's hungry by then (one hour before her next weighing).

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Please keep us updated. The graphs are great. It's also interesting to read.