Question about chicken poo (eww sorry).

[momofchicks]

Okay, we have our chickens in a large coop but maybe once or twice a week I let them free range for about an hour before bed. The only thing around is grass and woods with some weeds. Anyway, I have noticed some really dark colord poo. It reminded me of tar, and I have seen some runny brown poo too. I have no idea who it's coming from. Is that a sign of something bad, did they eat something they shouldn't have? I was going to put my roo's up on Monday (in the freezer) but now I wonder if I should wait another week to make sure the poo clears up.
Thanks for any advice.

 

[chicksinthemachine]

Probably just from them free ranging, mine get that too from time to time.

 

[JennsPeeps]

My chicks' poo turns green & grainy after free-ranging in my yard. Sounds normal to me.

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

doesn't sound abnormal, but make sure they are getting enough water...

 

[priszilla]

mine have been eating wild cherries- lots of black poos

 

[d.k]

* brown, runny poo seems to happen in Miss Chook when I feed her a lot of vegetation. She likes purslane from the yard, clover, rose petals (organic), and the leaves and seed heads off of a particular yard weed. I don't know the name of it, but it has round leaves. Oh, and young bouganvillia leaves and the blossoms off it.

 

[ella]

It's called cecal poo it's normal they do it two to three times a day, cleans them out.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=701303