normal chick poop or not?

[clickchicks]

I'm sorry I keep posting so many threads but I really just don't know what normal looks like and I'm so afraid to loose these chicks.

Thread detailing my ongoing struggle:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/baby-chick-suddenly-crashing-need-help.1454841/

Short version is I had a very sick chick. Did a full 7 day treatment of corid and that seemed to fix the issues, but today I moved the chicks to a new brooder in my garage. I've kept a close eye on them and I'm noticing nasty, foamy yellow poops frequently. About every other poop which feels way too frequent to be cecal but maybe not?

The last dose of corid was last Thursday (4/8). My garage doesn't have AC so it is warmer than they have been used to, but only by a few degrees. Inside temp stays at 71F, garage is hanging steady at about 79F.

Poop pics below (sorry):

Should I dose them on corid again? Is this normal? Maybe the heat?

 

[dawg53]

It's normal. Cecal poop occurs about every 8 droppings.

 

[clickchicks]

It's normal. Cecal poop occurs about every 8 droppings.

They are dropping poops that looks like this about every other poop. Its way more frequent that every 8 or so.

 

[dawg53]

They are dropping poops that looks like this about every other poop. Its way more frequent that every 8 or so.

What are you feeding them?

 

[clickchicks]

What are you feeding them?

Purina starter/grower (the 18% one), non-medicated.

 

[dawg53]

Purina starter/grower (the 18% one), non-medicated.

Try adding a little plain boiled white rice into their feed, it should help settle their innards. It could be due to the stress moving into a new brooder and your garage.

 

[Peas4Ducks]

I am absolutely not an expert, but those poops look okay to me. When I saw you wrote “nasty, foamy yellow poop” I was expecting the pictures to be way worse.

We recently added a new rooster to our flock without quarantining (stupid, but it’s a long story) and I have been watching our chickens like a hawk since then. There are a million things that happen in a day that could either be normal or a sign of disaster and it’s exhausting. This is just to say that I relate to this post right now. I’m sorry you lost a chick and I hope the rest grow up to be healthy and happy.

 

[clickchicks]

Thank you both.

They almost assuredly are stressed, it was a big change and I've been keeping a sharp eye on them all day just in case. I'm paranoid the one who was sick is going to crash again but hopefully this is just a little blip and they'll adjust.