Runny/odd poop

[RGS Minnow]

Good afternoon,
I have 5 hens, all just over 1 year old. One hen, Oliver has had odd poop for three days. The first day she was slightly lethargic with her tail horizontal. I gave her calcium citrate + D3 and she perked up significantly the next day, eating, drinking and keeping up with the other girls when I let them out. Her poop is still runny with a little bit of white residual poo on her rear. I have not soaked her (yet!) as she is really resistant to being held and I do not want to stress her more. Her crop was empty yesterday morning. The photos are from the three days of odd poo. The first is the oldest and the third was just 20 min ago. The other four hens are eating, drinking, laying and pooping like normal.
Any insights are welcomed!

 

[SkyAJK]

@Eggcessive
Something to think about:
Is Oliver still laying egg? When was the last egg?
Check for worms/lice/mites
Dirty vent?
Is there any treat/feed different than normal?

 

[RGS Minnow]

@Eggcessive
Something to think about:
Is Oliver still laying egg? When was the last egg?
Check for worms/lice/mites
Dirty vent?
Is there any treat/feed different than normal?

The feed and treats are not different. I cannot tell her eggs from three of the other hens unfortunately. She has been spending time in the roost/nesting area in the mornings though. I have not detected any mites or lice. Is there a de-wormer that you would recommend for everyone, just in case?
Thanks so much

 

[SkyAJK]

It would be good if you know she has lay egg.

Is there any signs that your flock have worm?
Do you treat your flock for worm on schedule like twice a year or only when they have worms?
I only treat my flock worm medication when I see signs that indicate worms.

I am in Australia so we might have different worm medication than in the US. Where are you on planet earth?

My chickens had poops like that once in awhile, but they behave normal and then it back to normal poops, I give them different treat to their feed and I notice the different poops with that.

I had tag BYC Educator @Eggcessive in the earlier post, she will help you when she is online.

 

[RGS Minnow]

It would be good if you know she has lay egg.

Is there any signs that your flock have worm?
Do you treat your flock for worm on schedule like twice a year or only when they have worms?
I only treat my flock worm medication when I see signs that indicate worms.

I am in Australia so we might have different worm medication than in the US. Where are you on planet earth?

My chickens had poops like that once in awhile, but they behave normal and then it back to normal poops, I give them different treat to their feed and I notice the different poops with that.

I had tag BYC Educator @Eggcessive in the earlier post, she will help you when she is online.

I'm in New Mexico, USA.
This is a great reason to put a little camera in the nesting area! I don't treat regularly for worms but I will inspect all poo tomorrow for signs. I will get de-wormer tomorrow to have on hand and keep monitoring her behaviors. That said, we've not had a regular winter at all, really warm and windy. I suspect this will be a crazy spring and summer for mosquitoes, ticks, and every other unpleasant pest and parasite out there.
Thanks much!

 

[Eggcessive]

My choice for a wormer would be albendazole 0.5 ml orally and repeated in 10 days, or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 0.23 ml per pound given for 5 consecutive days. Most feed stores have SafeGuard, and here is where to find albendazole in small quantities:
https://toltrazurilshop.com/product...FB6GwowkwBhSUrJ2VeL5lL0PyqLuYY5NN7zyhnCs-5Jng

 

[SkyAJK]

How is Olive doing now? I hope she is better.

The Educator Eggcessive had given you the worm medication. I hope it all work out with your worming.

I manage the garden so there is no overgrown to avoid ticks and snakes. We have snakes in summer over here. I used mosquito coils to ease down those nasty, I got lemongrass growing near the run, I read that it repel mosquito, I have no idea if the lemongrass plants work or not.

 

[RGS Minnow]

My choice for a wormer would be albendazole 0.5 ml orally and repeated in 10 days, or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer 0.23 ml per pound given for 5 consecutive days. Most feed stores have SafeGuard, and here is where to find albendazole in small quantities:
https://toltrazurilshop.com/product...FB6GwowkwBhSUrJ2VeL5lL0PyqLuYY5NN7zyhnCs-5Jng

Thank you!

 

[RGS Minnow]

How is Olive doing now? I hope she is better.

The Educator Eggcessive had given you the worm medication. I hope it all work out with your worming.

I manage the garden so there is no overgrown to avoid ticks and snakes. We have snakes in summer over here. I used mosquito coils to ease down those nasty, I got lemongrass growing near the run, I read that it repel mosquito, I have no idea if the lemongrass plants work or not.

Doing better! We will get a camera better positioned to see who is going in the nest box. As of right now, I just can see that someone goes in.
I will start the dewormer tomorrow as I have two new girls coming in a few weeks, super egg-eciting!
I have also read that lemongrass repels mosquitoes, never tried it myself though. Something to consider!
The girls are great lizard control but few snakes roam so thankfully, not a big issue for me.
Thanks again!

 

[SkyAJK]

I am so glad that Olive is doing better No more of those poops.
Awesome with the camera, you will know whodunit thing.

It is exciting to have 2 more new hens.

I am not an expert, I learn a lot from the Educators here in BYC and reading many posts with similar/same issue. I learned that poops are a good indicator of something has start going down south when it is persistent with same poops. Sometimes clear itself after a few days, certain/sudden feed/treat also a contribution factor to the strange poops. Chicken people are Poop Investigator