Not Sure about this poop. Please help!

[LisaM1307]

Hi everyone!
My one chicken is 20 weeks old. She’s currently living inside in my attic while the coop is finished up with my other 2 chickens. I took her outside briefly to get some fresh air and scratch around. She had a normal poop and later she had another poop. I’ve never seen any of them have this type of poop so it’s a bit concerning.
She’s still eating medicated feed starter/grower. She is not laying. Her behavior/weight/ appetite/ appearance all seem fine.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[coach723]

If it's a one time thing and she's acting normal then I wouldn't worry too much. If it persists, then a cause should be looked for. I would make sure there's nothing in the attic they can eat that they shouldn't. Things like insulation, etc. They will pick at just about anything. Make sure they have grit available all the time.

 

[LisaM1307]

If it's a one time thing and she's acting normal then I wouldn't worry too much. If it persists, then a cause should be looked for. I would make sure there's nothing in the attic they can eat that they shouldn't. Things like insulation, etc. They will pick at just about anything. Make sure they have grit available all the time.

Thank you. They’re in the attic but I stringed together crates/cages/etc. so they’d have room for basically a run and “coop” area. They can’t access anything though. I didn’t have grit yet since they didn’t start eating other things besides their medicated feed- should I still provide it?

 

[coach723]

I usually start providing grit pretty early. Once they are going outside they can pick up all kinds of things, and better that grit is available so they can get it if they need it. Just provide it in a separate dish and they will take what they need. Very young chicks need chick grit (smaller pieces) so they won't choke, at 20 weeks regular poultry grit is fine. If she got into something different outside (it only takes a second) it can sometimes be hard to digest and grit is really necessary.