Sick Chickens with watery poop

[Cheeping Crazy]

Ok thanks. I will let everyone know tomorrow

 

[Cheeping Crazy]

Do you have a regular vet locally that you can call and ask if you can collect some combined fresh droppings in a ziploc bag, and take them in for a fecal float? Is it warm where you are? Have you felt crops early in the morning before eating to check for a sour or impacted crop? Crops should be underectable and empty/flat early in the morning.

Drinking a lot of water sometimes points to a crop issue, so re-check them all and let us know what you find out

@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock
Morning everyone, I have checked their crops this morning before they've had anything to eat and everyone's is flat and empty.
We will collecting their droppings this morning and sending off to check for worms.

 

[Cheeping Crazy]

Hello, I just had the results back for the worm test kit. It has come back negative. They do not have worms which is a yay but I'm still stumped about that is going on with them. Any advice please?
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

 

[Hidden Ridge Farms]

Hello, I just had the results back for the worm test kit. It has come back negative. They do not have worms which is a yay but I'm still stumped about that is going on with them. Any advice please?
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

Here are my go-to's for chickens when I see diarrhea/watery poo. Organic apple cider vinegar in the water-about 2 TBS per gallon of water. This helps to boost their immunity and fight off infection and helps equalize their gut bacteria in the same way it does for humans.

Since you already did a test for parasites, I wouldn't use this right now, but for future use, once a month, I give my chickens a mash that I make with diatomaceous earth. I take some of their feed (just a couple of cups depending on how many chickens you have) and mix in 1 TBS of FOOD GRADE diatomaceous earth per cup of feed. Then, I add just enough broth (chicken, beef, whichever you have on hand) to make it into a mash. The broth makes them go crazy over it! You can use some scratch as well in there. This helps rid them of parasites. I also feed raw pumpkin seeds when I have them in the fall-I actually stop at my neighbors that decorate with whole pumpkins and ask them if I can have them when they are done with them, just so I can give them to my chickens. Pumpkin seeds are natural de-wormers.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Hello, I just had the results back for the worm test kit. It has come back negative. They do not have worms which is a yay but I'm still stumped about that is going on with them. Any advice please?
@Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock

If poop like that I would make sure they are eating well, check crops daily, have a source of grit and still consider deworming and treating for Coccidiosis even if results came back negative.
You are in the UK so Harker's Coxoid for Coccidiosis and Flubenvet for worms. After treatment, offer probiotics and vitamins.

 

[Cheeping Crazy]

Here are my go-to's for chickens when I see diarrhea/watery poo. Organic apple cider vinegar in the water-about 2 TBS per gallon of water. This helps to boost their immunity and fight off infection and helps equalize their gut bacteria in the same way it does for humans.

Since you already did a test for parasites, I wouldn't use this right now, but for future use, once a month, I give my chickens a mash that I make with diatomaceous earth. I take some of their feed (just a couple of cups depending on how many chickens you have) and mix in 1 TBS of FOOD GRADE diatomaceous earth per cup of feed. Then, I add just enough broth (chicken, beef, whichever you have on hand) to make it into a mash. The broth makes them go crazy over it! You can use some scratch as well in there. This helps rid them of parasites. I also feed raw pumpkin seeds when I have them in the fall-I actually stop at my neighbors that decorate with whole pumpkins and ask them if I can have them when they are done with them, just so I can give them to my chickens. Pumpkin seeds are natural de-wormers.

Thanks for that. I do give them apple cider vinegar once every couple of weeks and I will try your mash recipe. Oh and I didn't know that about the pumpkin seeds so will give that a go too! Thank you!

 

[Cheeping Crazy]

If poop like that I would make sure they are eating well, check crops daily, have a source of grit and still consider deworming and treating for Coccidiosis even if results came back negative.
You are in the UK so Harker's Coxoid for Coccidiosis and Flubenvet for worms. After treatment, offer probiotics and vitamins.

Thanks for the advice. I will try everything and anything at this point, obviously not all at once though.