Watery Poo - Normal or Not?

[chickentrains]

Hi!

First time owning chickens, somebody has watery poo. Should I be worried? This week they have eaten Their feed, eggs, soilder fly larvae, pasta, and strawberries. Would any of that changed their poo constancy? Everybody else has nice solid poos.

 

[Sierra G]

That's what they've eaten that you fed them. You never know what they'll get into. Cat food, mice, eggs, a lizard, it's a really long list. What they eat can change their digestion, but unless they're sick or keep eating more of the same new food, things should return to normal in a day or two. If no one looks sick, isn't self isolating , or isn't especially lethargic there's probably nothing to worry about. If you notice blood there would be more reason for concern, but what's in the picture isn't even especially watery as bird poo goes. .

 

[Sally PB]

That looks like cecal poop. Did it really, really stink? Cecal poop looks like melted chocolate to me.


This is a link to the Chicken Chick's blog post about chicken poop WITH PICTURES. I use it as a good reference for "is this poop ok?"
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/

 

[chickentrains]

That looks like cecal poop. Did it really, really stink? Cecal poop looks like melted chocolate to me.


This is a link to the Chicken Chick's blog post about chicken poop WITH PICTURES. I use it as a good reference for "is this poop ok?"
https://the-chicken-chick.com/whats-scoop-on-chicken-poop-digestive/

I does really smell.

 

[Eggcessive]

Cecal poop as Sally PB said. It occurs every so often, and is fermented material from the ceca, the 2 blind pouches between the small and large intestines. All chickens have cecal poops every day, and the color can vary from butterscotch to dark chocolate colors. Nothing to worry about. Here is where the 2 ceca are located:

https://www.poultryhub.org/content/uploads/2012/07/Mingan_anatomy_diagram-1024x768.jpg

 

[chickentrains]

Thanks everybody