Weird orange poop?

[Charlene]

I have 3 young chickens, maybe 5 weeks old. They all look healthy and happy, eating away and peeping. However this morning I found a weird looking orange poop. They eat a natural chick starter and they have water. Is there anything I should be worried about?

 

[sonew123]

IDK butt...tonight when I went to go water and feed my 4 RIR's ( Thats all I have) They are 10 months old-I saw orange poop too! At first I thought it was egg yolk-but after further investigating-it was poop-they had never broke their own eggs -nor had ever eaten any eggs. That, and there weren't nay broken shells around-soo...I looked them over and they all seemed fine-eating and drinking-so I'm clueless-hopefully we'll both find our answers! This is new to me-the whole chicken thing..fingers crossed

 

[welovechickens]

It was probably a cecal poop.....who has the chicken poop site with the pics handy?? LOL

 

[JupiterFarmer]

Quote:
http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

Tada

edit: I think it was cecal poop too though

 

[Mahonri]

Learn something new everyday.

 

[sonew123]

yup it was cecal poop. but i have to tell you looking those pictures minutes after i woke up.....bleah...skipping breakfast today!!!! lol...

 

[Adora]

and I thought there was something wrong with my chicken poop

 

[Yay Chicks!]

Gotta love the chicken poop chart!

 

[ZeldasChics]

Thanks for posting the chicken pooh chart!

This is an excellent, if not slightly gross, resource. I thought one of my chickens was sick because it has loose pooh, but now I know it's "normal" and probably due to the heat wave we're having here.

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

Quote:
http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

Tada

edit: I think it was cecal poop too though

That was very helpful but my coffee doesn't taste quite as good now.