Watery Poop

[roxanne]

Good evening everyone. I have several chickens with watery poop. I hate to try and guess what is going on. Is it worms? I am concerned, but don’t really know what to do … does anyone have any suggestions.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Good evening everyone. I have several chickens with watery poop. I hate to try and guess what is going on. Is it worms? I am concerned, but don’t really know what to do … does anyone have any suggestions.

Can you post photos please?

Watery poop can be from a number of things from eating watery feed/fruits and veggies, to drinking a lot of water.

Hard to guess what may be causing it.

If you feel you need to deworm, then you can, but its always best to get a fecal float if possible to see if the flock even needs treating.




To treat most worms that poultry can have except for Tapeworm you can use Safeguard (Fenbendazole) or Valbazen (Albendazole). Both are given orally by weight; they do not mix well with water.

Safeguard 10% Liquid Goat Dewormer or Equine Paste dose is 0.23ml per pound of weight given orally once a day for 5 days in a row.
---OR---
Valbazen dose is 0.08ml per pound of weight given orally once, then repeated in 10 days.

Here's how to give oral medications:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...dications-to-all-poultry-and-waterfowl.73335/

 

[dawg53]

Give your birds plain boiled white rice to eat one hour after worming your birds, they will scoff it up. Make sure the cooked rice has cooled. The rice settles their innards and will firm up feces.