Hey everyone,
This is my first post on here and I am completely new to chicken keeping although I've had my hens for a few months now.
I have 5 Buff Orpingtons, three reds and two black and there's one that has had a problem with her stools since the beginning. I have been trying to get her better but so far this has proved difficult. I have spoken to the breeder and other "chicken" peeps but I'm hoping that some of you on here may have some ideas as I am out of them myself.
Since the beginning she has had problems with runny yellowy poo. I think she does produce some firm stools but mostly a yellow liquidy poo. Aside from the fact that it's not very pleasant for her she always has a very messy bum which can't be nice. Cleaning it is pointless because she just messes it up again straight away.
For the first couple of months she would keep herself to herself around the chickens but since my most recent worming attempt to sort this problem out she is now fully integrated amongst the flock and seems otherwise very happy. Eating lots, full of energy and has even recently started laying.
It was suggested to me that she could have worms. I had already wormed the hens once but did it again on recommendation and it hasn't hepled. I can't say I've seen any suggestion of worms in anyones stools either so I really don't think it's to do with that.
I had read to try using Biostop to try and firm up her stools which she has just finished 10 days of with no improvement. I also have some Beryls friendly bacteria that I was going to give her to rebalance her fauna but she just will not stop producing this yellow runny poo and it doesn't even slightly improve.
Has anyone had any experience of this before and are there any other causes other than worms.
I do have some pics but I'll save these for now unless anyone thinks they would be useful.
For what it's worth, she also has a foot which is fully turned in at 90 degrees. Someone suggested to me that this meant that she isn't a healthy hen to start with but I want to persevere regardless.
Thanks for any help anyone can give.
This is my first post on here and I am completely new to chicken keeping although I've had my hens for a few months now.
I have 5 Buff Orpingtons, three reds and two black and there's one that has had a problem with her stools since the beginning. I have been trying to get her better but so far this has proved difficult. I have spoken to the breeder and other "chicken" peeps but I'm hoping that some of you on here may have some ideas as I am out of them myself.
Since the beginning she has had problems with runny yellowy poo. I think she does produce some firm stools but mostly a yellow liquidy poo. Aside from the fact that it's not very pleasant for her she always has a very messy bum which can't be nice. Cleaning it is pointless because she just messes it up again straight away.
For the first couple of months she would keep herself to herself around the chickens but since my most recent worming attempt to sort this problem out she is now fully integrated amongst the flock and seems otherwise very happy. Eating lots, full of energy and has even recently started laying.
It was suggested to me that she could have worms. I had already wormed the hens once but did it again on recommendation and it hasn't hepled. I can't say I've seen any suggestion of worms in anyones stools either so I really don't think it's to do with that.
I had read to try using Biostop to try and firm up her stools which she has just finished 10 days of with no improvement. I also have some Beryls friendly bacteria that I was going to give her to rebalance her fauna but she just will not stop producing this yellow runny poo and it doesn't even slightly improve.
Has anyone had any experience of this before and are there any other causes other than worms.
I do have some pics but I'll save these for now unless anyone thinks they would be useful.
For what it's worth, she also has a foot which is fully turned in at 90 degrees. Someone suggested to me that this meant that she isn't a healthy hen to start with but I want to persevere regardless.
Thanks for any help anyone can give.