Poop Question

sezua

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EA7800DC-2AE1-41D2-A4B6-ED678762D6CC.jpeg 76857BA3-0354-4994-8FBA-C9554D761ABE.jpeg I’ve had some weird poop showing up in my flock. Flock ages range from 2-5 years of age. Everyone has had this weird light colored cecal poop. They also had purple combs and respiratory issues so I put them on oxytet seemed to clear up but came back after medicine treatment. Then I tried a few days of denegard in the water a small improvement but not much. The purple combs are gone now thankfully except my rooster. He has always had a bit of purple to his comb in the morning and then gone in a few hours.
It’s been very hot humid and wet so I thought it could be a strain of Coccidiosis. We are on day 3 of moderate outbreak dose of Corid and there is less cecal but still some. I have pictures I can post if needed.
Everyone is eating, drinking, laying also rooster is mating just fine.
 
I'm gonna give you my standard answer: try fermenting their feed. It couldn't hurt, and it just might help them to get their gut flora straightened out. Last season, I had some shipped chicks that had yellow foamy poo. As I do with all of my chicks, they were being raised on unmedicated feed. I had neglected to start them on FF. Within 24 hours of putting them on FF, they were passing well formed, normal colored poos that any Mama Broody would be proud of.

There is a FAQ "how and why" article about FF in my signature.
 

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