Red poo

[Adrienne-m]

Hi there. One of my chickens had a larger than normal, very smelly poo/pee this morning. It had a few undigested food pellets and looked to be bloody. Not bright red like a cut but like a brick red color. There looked to be a solid white blob of poo in there too. We added a few new chickens almost 4 weeks ago and one of them died in her sleep last Monday so now I’m pretty nervous. All of them are acting fine, running around the yard. I don’t know which chicken it was because my back was turned. They are all between 5-6 months old. Any advice?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hi there. One of my chickens had a larger than normal, very smelly poo/pee this morning. It had a few undigested food pellets and looked to be bloody. Not bright red like a cut but like a brick red color. There looked to be a solid white blob of poo in there too. We added a few new chickens almost 4 weeks ago and one of them died in her sleep last Monday so now I’m pretty nervous. All of them are acting fine, running around the yard. I don’t know which chicken it was because my back was turned. They are all between 5-6 months old. Any advice?

Did you happen to get some photos?

What do you feed including treats?
Do you provide a source of grit (crushed granite)?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Pictures please, & how old are the birds?

 

[Adrienne-m]

Okay I just found out my husband put nitrogen fertilizer down with grass seed and didn’t tell me. I get off work at 12 and will go home and get the flock out of the yard. How do I fix it?

 

[Isaac 0]

That is a large amount of blood in their feces. If they were mine, I'd probably go ahead and treat for coccidiosis which is one of the leading causes or bloody stools in chickens. Corid (amprolium) can be used to treat coccidiosis, and will likely be the easiest drug to find (available at most feed stores). You can refer to this link for dosing,

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/updated-corid-and-amprol-amprolium-dosing.818879/

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Okay I just found out my husband put nitrogen fertilizer down with grass seed and didn’t tell me. I get off work at 12 and will go home and get the flock out of the yard. How do I fix it?

Do you think they ate the fertilizer? Any birds sick?

I agree, I would go ahead and treat with the Corid for Coccidiosis.