Sick hens?

[thesheepwhisperer]

My 2 barred rocks have had messy rear ends for a while and I've tried treating them for worms using garlic in their water. It hasn't helped and today one of them had a yellowish foamy stool and another a watery stool(images of the hens and the stools below. Any treatment ideas?
They both eat fine, drink fine and are active. These are the only birds effected.

 

[black_cat]

I would probably use a regular dewormer like ivermectin as opposed to just garlic.
Where are you located? It is also possible that the poop is more watery because of extra water intake to cope with the heat.
If other posters contradict what I'm saying, please take their word over mine, because I'm in no way an expert, but I try to help out where I can.

 

[Goosebaby]

My guess is a bacterial infection, maybe an overgrowth in the small intestine, you could add oregano oil to their water but if it’s something stubborn like coccidia, clostridium, Candida, or ecoli you may want to get some testing done to narrow down the cause and treat accordingly.
I’m no expert either.

 

[thesheepwhisperer]

I would probably use a regular dewormer like ivermectin as opposed to just garlic.
Where are you located? It is also possible that the poop is more watery because of extra water intake to cope with the heat.
If other posters contradict what I'm saying, please take their word over mine, because I'm in no way an expert, but I try to help out where I can.

Central coast of California. It's been surprisingly cool for this time of year. Any idea how much wormer to give them? I've never used ivermectin on an animal this small

 

[black_cat]

Central coast of California. It's been surprisingly cool for this time of year. Any idea how much wormer to give them? I've never used ivermectin on an animal this small

I do not know, but @Eggcessive or @azygous might.

 

[Eggcessive]

The poop in the last picture is of a cecal poop, which is normal and seen occasionally throughout the day. The watery poop could be from drinking a lot of water, but if you would take a ziplock bag of combined droppings to your vet, you could get a fecal float for worms and coccidiosis. Valbazen or SafeGuard Liquid Goat Wormer are the best and safest wormers ro use for chickens. I can give dosage if needed.