Tiffany42
In the Brooder
I am new to BYC as well as a new Chicken mommy. My girls are now 1 year and I got them when they were 13 weeks or so. Thankfully I have been lucky with healthy girls and learning as I go. My girls are not like most chickens as I've been told by other chickens mommies. They won't eat any fruit, corn, oatmeal, yogurt etc. I buy layered pellets from my feed store and bags of premium bird seed with nuts and fruit that they love and I also give them meal worms. They do forage all day and only go to the coop/run at night for safety. I think they get enough protein to eat so I'm at a loss why Pita is losing feathers and has slightly runny brown poop that smells awful. I know my girls and I know something if off but can't figure out what. Today I put acv in the water and I'm know it's not vent gleet as her bottom is clean and she's not losing feathers at the bottom. My other br sparkles is the dominant one so I thought she was getting bullied but once I seen the nasty poop today I know that's not the case. I checked for lice/mites and I see none. Should I deworm or check for cocci? Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks so much