Runny orange-tan poop?

[kara_leigh]

My little 2 week old chick that I got two days ago has been having runny poo. It is the same one that was very lethargic and had a wing drooping. The other two that I got with it are having normal poo and are acting fine. I don't know if it is just the chick version of ceacal(sp) poo, but it is runny and an orange/tan color.

(I tried to get the color as close as possible on my computer)

Should I be concerned? For the record, I've been giving him Poly-vi-sol, and today he seems much better. He didn't have this kind of poo before today. Could it just be the vitamins? I know those vitamins can change the color of a baby's poo (I worked in daycare for 16 years) but wasn't sure about a chicken, or if I should be worried about something else. Thanks!

 

[teach1rusl]

Sorry - when it comes to chicken poo I STILL get confused. I will say that my birds are all healthy, and I do see the butterscotch pudding poos from some of my chicks sometimes. If that's the ONLY poo that's happening from that chick, I might start researching. But if he/she's doing any more typical poos sometimes too, then I wouldn't worry. And yes, what a chicken eats can definitely affect it's poo...

 

[Blue_Myst]

It looks normal to me, perhaps just a caecal stool. It is not ordinary for your chick to be lethargic and have drooping wings--it almost sounds as if she could have coccidiosis. Those are the prime two symptoms before bloody stool.

I'm sorry I seem such a downer, and it could end up being nothing. Good luck with her, keep us posted

 

[kara_leigh]

It isn't lethargic or dropping a wing anymore. It is hopping around and acting normal just like the other two. It may just be on a sugar high, though. LOL

 

[earnhardtlvr]

Here is a poo chart that u can try to match the poo up and it will tell u a little bit about what might b wrong.

http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

Hope that helps!

 

[kara_leigh]

Thanks! I couldn't find that anywhere. I bookmarked it. Its poo looks like a couple of the caecal poos, thankfully. It's doing MUCH better with the vitamins and sugar water.

 

[chickens112]

earnhardtlvr Thanks for sharing link. It was very helpful for me too!

 

[earnhardtlvr]

Glad I could help!

 

[jc12551]

Oh my goodness...there is a poo picture table..

 

[earnhardtlvr]