Please help! Sick hen, watery green poo.

[survivorchick]

I’m not sure what is going on with my 4-year old hen, Jasmine. I was out of town for 5 days and when I got home I noticed she was acting strange. She stands or lays in one spot and doesn’t socialize with my other hens. Her comb is still red, but it’s flopped over and I can tell that she isn’t feeling well. She did eat meal worms, pumpkin seeds, zucchini, watermelon and yogurt today. I gave her a bath because her vent area was pretty disgusting and I wanted to examine her closer to rule out mites. Her poo was greenish and watery and after looking at the photo again, I’m wondering if she has worms? I didn’t see anything moving. It just looked kind of stringy. I recently switched to a different GMO free layer pellet so if it’s not worms, I’m wondering if that could be the culprit. Of course, tomorrow is a holiday and I don’t know what to do.

 

[ChickNanny13]

Is it possible it's a blade of grass? Zuccini & watermelon could be the cause for watery poop as well as lots of green grass (I'm envious of yours). You could take a fecal sample to check for worms.

When you changed food, did you do it gradually?

How old is she?
She the only one?
Is she laying? When was the last time?

 

[Saaniya]

Is that work in the poo seems like worm I zoom it and seems clearly like worm I would deworm her

 

[survivorchick]

Is it possible it's a blade of grass? Zuccini & watermelon could be the cause for watery poop as well as lots of green grass (I'm envious of yours). You could take a fecal sample to check for worms.

When you changed food, did you do it gradually?

How old is she?
She the only one?
Is she laying? When was the last time?

Thank you! She’s 4-years old. When I switched feed, I mixed the two (Bar Ale and Nutrena) and when that was gone, I started giving them straight Nutrena. My four other hens seem to be doing fine. I’m not quite sure if she’s laying or not. All of my hens lay large brown eggs and I have only been getting 2-3 a day.

 

[Trux]

We have newcastles in the state, and a day or so ago there was a thred frorm a lady in San Jose who had a hen with same symptoms. Watery green diarrhea is a symptom of newcastles. here is a link for you to read
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/Newcastle_Disease_Info.html

Sick birds are inactive, dull, and tend to separate themselves from other healthy birds in the flock. Some signs of disease are:

• Coughing • Sneezing • Nasal discharge • Green watery diarrhea • Reduction in egg production • Twisting of the head and neck • Paralysis • Circling • Muscle Tremors • Depression • Swelling around eyes and neck • Sudden Death

 

[rebrascora]

There are 2 roundworms in that poop, so you do need to worm her and the rest of your flock.

Soiled butts are almost always an indication that there is something amiss internally.... it doesn't always signify worms, although clearly that is a problem here, but not something to just wash off and assume you have sorted it. It should always lead you to examine the bird closely for any abdominal swelling between the legs or below the vent, especially with beautiful big girls like yours.
Hopefully this is just a worm overload and will be safely resolved with an appropriate treatment. I think I have read that whilst Wazine will kill roundworms and is easily administered in the water, it can be a bit harsh when there is the possibility of a heavy infestation, as it kills quickly and there is a risk that the dead worms cause an internal impaction, so Safeguard (for goats) might be a milder option but I'm in the UK and we have different products here, so I may have got that wrong. Hopefully someone else will give you accurate advice.....
@dawg53 or @casportpony are the experts on worms and wormers here.

 

[survivorchick]

We have newcastles in the state, and a day or so ago there was a thred frorm a lady in San Jose who had a hen with same symptoms. Watery green diarrhea is a symptom of newcastles. here is a link for you to read
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/Animal_Health/Newcastle_Disease_Info.html

Sick birds are inactive, dull, and tend to separate themselves from other healthy birds in the flock. Some signs of disease are:

• Coughing • Sneezing • Nasal discharge • Green watery diarrhea • Reduction in egg production • Twisting of the head and neck • Paralysis • Circling • Muscle Tremors • Depression • Swelling around eyes and neck • Sudden Death

She isn’t exhibiting any respiratory symptoms, but I’ll keep this in mind. We live over 200 miles North of San Jose.

 

[Trux]

She isn’t exhibiting any respiratory symptoms, but I’ll keep this in mind. We live over 200 miles North of San Jose.

That is a good thing, Just wanted you to be aware.

 

[survivorchick]

This morning her poo is yellow with fatty looking clumps. Still watery, but no visable worms. She walks around very slowly until I get out the meal worms and then she will run with the rest of the girls. I don’t feel any unusal swelling. I’m not sure what to do. I don’t really want to deworm my whole flock unless it’s absolutely necessary. Any thoughts?

 

[Saaniya]

Reproductive related problem