Watery poop

[Eggcessive]

Probiotics are in foods and in supplements, such as Probios powder. They can help reestore the beneficial gut bacteria. DE can be hard on lungs to breathe in to humans and chickens. It will not deworm a chicken. It also will do nothing for diarrhea. If you have a local vet who will do a test on some fresh droppings, you could see if there are worms or coccidia or other parasites. Runny poops can be caused by a number of issues, including drinking a lot of water.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

Probiotics are in foods and in supplements, such as Probios powder. They can help reestore the beneficial gut bacteria. DE can be hard on lungs to breathe in to humans and chickens. It will not deworm a chicken. It also will do nothing for diarrhea. If you have a local vet who will do a test on some fresh droppings, you could see if there are worms or coccidia or other parasites. Runny poops can be caused by a number of issues, including drinking a lot of water.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

I only have two hens and they both seem to drink the same amount of water.

Unfortunately I cannot afford to take her to the only vet that works with birds but I’ll check around. I’ll see if the feed store has the probiotic Powder. I did not see any worms in her poop but maybe they are microscopic.
Thank you.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

Offering a little cottage cheese, or a little buttermilk and cooked rice, may help firm up poops while also giving some probiotics.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

I will look into the probiotic powder tomorrow. Another chicken keeper suggested the same. Thanks.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

I'm sorry I don't see a photo of the poop

What do you normally feed her?
Was her crop empty this morning?
It could be the angle of the photo below, but looks like she has quite a fullish crop - had she been eating/drinking o.k.?

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[Eggcessive]

You can also use the plain greek yogurt or cottage cheese, or buttermilk for probiotics if you have any at home.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

Attaching poop photos again.

I’m embarrassed to admit that I don’t know what it means if her crop was empty this morning...

The hen eats Layena pellets or the crushed version. She get meal worms as I read that extra protein helps with molting. She gets cracked corn with red millet and not much in the way of table food or scraps. Both hens like a weed called Oxalis. And yes she seems to be eating and drinking fine.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

You can also use the plain greek yogurt or cottage cheese, or buttermilk for probiotics if you have any at home.

 

[Nolagurl1956]

Yes I do have plain yogurt.