Three days ago I gave my 2 nearly 4 week old chicks a tablespoon of yogurt with some starter sprinkles on top - Once they tasted it and got over the funny feeling on their beaks - they went nuts.
Two days ago I put them in the tracker for a couple of hours while I cleaned out the brooder and gave them more yogurt - 3tbsn with sprinkled starter - and they went into a feeding frenzy over it - they also ate some bugs very happily. We don't spray lawn with anything.
Yesterday, I noticed that there poop is more watery than normal. The poop is normal color but not shaped like before - more formless - sorry for graphic description. And it is not drying up normal shaped either, I scoop it when I see it - when checking the birds. I use crushed walnut shells as the litter about 1/2 inch deep to 3/4 inches deep. (works great - scoops like cat litter) I dump it every 3 days and clean the brooder out.
So do you think the watery poop is resulting from the yogurt? - They seem bright eyed- curious and active - not sick at all - not wanting to be under the heat lamp which is still at 85 Degrees.
Any ideas?
Caroline JAX FL
Two days ago I put them in the tracker for a couple of hours while I cleaned out the brooder and gave them more yogurt - 3tbsn with sprinkled starter - and they went into a feeding frenzy over it - they also ate some bugs very happily. We don't spray lawn with anything.
Yesterday, I noticed that there poop is more watery than normal. The poop is normal color but not shaped like before - more formless - sorry for graphic description. And it is not drying up normal shaped either, I scoop it when I see it - when checking the birds. I use crushed walnut shells as the litter about 1/2 inch deep to 3/4 inches deep. (works great - scoops like cat litter) I dump it every 3 days and clean the brooder out.
So do you think the watery poop is resulting from the yogurt? - They seem bright eyed- curious and active - not sick at all - not wanting to be under the heat lamp which is still at 85 Degrees.
Any ideas?
Caroline JAX FL
