I’m looking for an ID on poop and any thoughts onvhow to clear this up- not sure if it’s diarrhea, worms, infectious or some other thing.
3 out of 14 birds have had loose stool on the poop boards on and off for 4 weeks. I thought it was muddy water they drank from a spring thaw but the problem has persisted.
Hen 1: One of the girls has this white discharge (pic) that looks like stringy cooked egg whites- her last egg was soft shell 2 days ago, I treated with cal citrate with D daily- no egg yet- acts and eats normally.
Hen 2: Another girl has watery stool with some looser solids- pic 2- and a hint of the stringy white stuff. Acts and eats normally.
When frozen on poop boards some of the stools looks chalky/ ash grey color.
Hen 3: A 3rd hen has soft formed stool that has a greenish tinge, but a poopy butt. No foul odor like gleet. Hen 3 was sucessfully treated in mid-Feb for slow crop and wheezing with Tylan orally, symptoms cleared up in 2 days, I isolated her for 5 days to becsure. No others have or had any respiratory symptoms whatsoever.
All eat, drink normally. I feed an all flock 20%, oyster shell on the side, fresh water changed every 3rd day. No treats, but to treat loose stools I started giving 2-3 Tbs yogurt once a week mixed in feed to the flock- they eat it vigorously but it’s made no significant difference in stool quality.
All lay eggs except the hen with the white stringy very watery stool- she laid a soft shell 2 days ago. I gave her calcium citrate plus D two days ago- no egg yet- is generally a low producer/ layer.
I don’t worm routinely- they are in a coop/ covered run with dirt floor and straw for winter. No mouse isses in 2 months, no wild birds, critters. I see no skin or feather parasites, and no worms that I can see- albeit that if its not moving I wouldn’t know if its a worm.
Really do need direction and advice from the BYC pros, please.
TIA -Mel
3 out of 14 birds have had loose stool on the poop boards on and off for 4 weeks. I thought it was muddy water they drank from a spring thaw but the problem has persisted.
Hen 1: One of the girls has this white discharge (pic) that looks like stringy cooked egg whites- her last egg was soft shell 2 days ago, I treated with cal citrate with D daily- no egg yet- acts and eats normally.
Hen 2: Another girl has watery stool with some looser solids- pic 2- and a hint of the stringy white stuff. Acts and eats normally.
When frozen on poop boards some of the stools looks chalky/ ash grey color.
Hen 3: A 3rd hen has soft formed stool that has a greenish tinge, but a poopy butt. No foul odor like gleet. Hen 3 was sucessfully treated in mid-Feb for slow crop and wheezing with Tylan orally, symptoms cleared up in 2 days, I isolated her for 5 days to becsure. No others have or had any respiratory symptoms whatsoever.
All eat, drink normally. I feed an all flock 20%, oyster shell on the side, fresh water changed every 3rd day. No treats, but to treat loose stools I started giving 2-3 Tbs yogurt once a week mixed in feed to the flock- they eat it vigorously but it’s made no significant difference in stool quality.
All lay eggs except the hen with the white stringy very watery stool- she laid a soft shell 2 days ago. I gave her calcium citrate plus D two days ago- no egg yet- is generally a low producer/ layer.
I don’t worm routinely- they are in a coop/ covered run with dirt floor and straw for winter. No mouse isses in 2 months, no wild birds, critters. I see no skin or feather parasites, and no worms that I can see- albeit that if its not moving I wouldn’t know if its a worm.
Really do need direction and advice from the BYC pros, please.
TIA -Mel
