Weird poop?

[peafowl_Lover]

Hi, today my buff orpington did this weird looking poo, they were wormed 2 weeks ago. Does this look odd or is it just nothing?

 

[gtaus]

Does this look odd or is it just nothing?

What was she eating? I know that makes a big difference in the chicken poo I see. If your hen does not have any other symptoms, I would not be too concerned at this time. Maybe she ate something that came out the back end looking funny.

But I will be interested in what other people have to say.

 

[Debbie292d]

I too would wonder if it ate a mouse or something whole, or if it's akin to a lash egg. There aren't the usual urates mixed into it.

I know it's a gross suggestion, but could you cut into it and see what it is in the middle?

If it's not lash, the red could be from it being a cecal or intestinal lining shedding.

I'd try to catch her pooping again to see what subsequent poops look like.

 

[gtaus]

I too would wonder if it ate a mouse or something whole, or if it's akin to a lash egg. There aren't the usual urates mixed into it.

I know it's a gross suggestion, but could you cut into it and see what it is in the middle?

Here is a picture of a lash egg cut open....

Picture of lash egg whole...

I have had laying hens just over 5 years. I have only seen one or two lash eggs in the nest boxes in that period of time (10 hens). But there could have been other lash eggs dropped into the deep bedding in the coop or out in the compost litter in my chicken run and I would never have noticed.

 

[Debbie292d]

Here is a picture of a lash egg cut open....

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Picture of lash egg whole...

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I have had laying hens just over 5 years. I have only seen one or two lash eggs in the nest boxes in that period of time (10 hens). But there could have been other lash eggs dropped into the deep bedding in the coop or out in the compost litter in my chicken run and I would never have noticed.

Yeah, I didn't think the OP's picture looked like a lash egg at all, and why I said "akin" to one. I highly doubt it, but it could also be something from the reproductive system.