Poop question (pic)

[Sunnychick]

I just went out to clean my chickens and found this on the perch. Could this be worms? I think it came from one of my young roosters. The red things in it are soft. I have nothing in my yard that is red or feed them anything red so I am really worried. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Teach97]

Is that where red hots come from?

 

[chickenbottom]

it doesnt look like worms it looks like beans or like what the other person said maybe candy ir something you might want to search the yard top to bottom

 

[Sunnychick]

That is the first thing I thought of when I saw it. I have never seen anything like it before.

 

[Highlander]

Pomegranate???

 

[Wynette]

Watch for more poops; could be Cocci. Is it a young cockerel?

 

[chickenbottom]

ya i really couldnt tell you but maybe seperate the cock from the others and keep a good eye on him

 

[Sunnychick]

They are about 3 months old. I do have some Amprol liquid. Should I just go ahead and treat them all for Cocci? I think the last time I treated them was in June.

 

[Wynette]

Do any of them appear to be not feeling well? Typically Cocci will present with lethargy. I would suggest if no one seems to be feeling ill to just watch them closely. It's really never a good idea to treat "just in case."

 

[silkiechicken]

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I agree.

If acting normal otherwise, they probably ate something in the yard. Things can get in yards in the oddest ways, I mean, I had a flock of crows drop a whole corn dog in our drive nearly hitting the truck as they were fighting over it in the air. Treating "just in case" is a good way to make organisms resistant to the drugs, both the good and bad organisms.