ORANGE poop in adult chickens (photos)

[morganstig]

Hello all!

I have noticed orange poop in my chicken run. I’m not sure who it is coming from - I stand out there and watch and watch but can’t catch any ladies in the act.

Most of the poops in the run are healthy but there are always a few of these orange poops. They are sometimes slimy looking, sometimes slightly foamy, sometimes mixed with half of a healthy poop. What could be going on?

I treated my flock of 12 for coccidiosis a few weeks ago. Only a few were showing symptoms with blood in the poop, but this looks entirely different. They haven’t had any treats out of the ordinary lately. I haven’t seen any parasites or worms, but will be treating with safeguard for worms as we are moving into the fall.

What else could this be?

 

[LaFleche]

These look like fecal droppings, so no reason for concern as fecal matter is more fluid that the usual poop.

Did you feed them tomatoes?

 

[morganstig]

Did you feed them tomatoes?

Thanks for the response! I’ve just never noticed quite this color before. The few that I’ve seen that have been slightly foamy was a little concerning, too.

Nothing red or orange. For the past few weeks it has mostly been corn, cabbage, and cauliflower.

 

[LaFleche]

Foamy can be a sign of worms, so your treatment with safeguard would be just the right thing to do: 5 consecutive days.

 

[Brown Chick]

I have two new 7 week old birds with this as well. And it seems one of my original flock has started with it too. They have been separated by 30 ft but I could have transferred it accidentally. I am feeding medicated chick starter to the new birds. Any ideas on a treatment?

 

[Eggcessive]

I have two new 7 week old birds with this as well. And it seems one of my original flock has started with it too. They have been separated by 30 ft but I could have transferred it accidentally. I am feeding medicated chick starter to the new birds. Any ideas on a treatment?

Cecal droppings are normal a few times a day. Those come from the 2 cecal, blind pouches off the small intestine/large intestine junction. The function is to ferment and further digest food. If you have a vet who could do a fecal float in a ziploc bag of collected droppings, they could tell you if there are parasites or coccidiosis. You can start a new thread of your own with more information, so it doesn’t get confused with the original thread and poster.

 

[Brown Chick]

Cecal droppings are normal a few times a day. Those come from the 2 cecal, blind pouches off the small intestine/large intestine junction. The function is to ferment and further digest food. If you have a vet who could do a fecal float in a ziploc bag of collected droppings, they could tell you if there are parasites or coccidiosis. You can start a new thread of your own with more information, so it doesn’t get confused with the original thread and poster.

I was going to get some photos of the poop but it was normal today. It could be just the change of feed. Maybe an upset chicken tummy! Lol!