I have a 9 or so year old Jersey Black Giant hen who is passing only white poop, which I think is urates, and is clucking in distress every time she does. This started last night, but she's had an ongoing problem with mites for a while now, which I'm wondering if it's related (every time I get rid of them, they come back. There's been a very resistant strain this year, but the other chickens aren't getting them to the same extent as this hen.) She likes to sit outside in the dirt, I think it's to cool herself. She will walk around, but she walks as if her vent/back end is very uncomfortable. I washed her back end off last night to help get rid of the mites, which seemed to help a lot. She really liked the water on her vent. If anyone has seen this sort of thing before, I would really appreciate some advice. I am getting so tired of this. All my girls are old now, which means they are all dying of one thing or another. She's the second one this year.
Thanks!
Thanks!