WHAT IS IN MY HENS POOP????

[calichicken]

No...she had 3 and then normal... She isn't pooping much since she is sitting on eggs so not eating alot

 

[casportpony]

It may be shed intestinal lining, they do that occasionally. Here is a link to a lot of pictures of poop normal and abnormal http://chat.allotment-garden.org/?topic=17568.0 If she is acting OK for a broody otherwise, would think it is just that. If she is still broody, and you aren't going to get her more chicks/eggs, you might want to consider going ahead and breaking her of being broody since some hens will keep it up almost indefinitely.

This picture is from that link and it's labeled as normal:


I had necropsies done on three chicks with poop *exactly* like this and they died from coccidiosis.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

If she were mine and hadn't been wormed I'd worm her with Safeguard or Valbazen, but I'm paranoid that way.

-Kathy

 

[calichicken]

Is it OK to do with her broody on eggs?

 

[calichicken]

x2   Shed intestinal lining.

thank you for your advised!!!

 

[Pinkaboo]

I've seen poo just like that in mine and sometimes blood in poo
But no symptoms in chickens so unsure whether to treat them or not
I have corrid in just in case
But I've been seeing bits of blood and very gross poo for weeks now
Not sure what to do
I know its said the corrid can't harm them but its
Expensive if its not needed
I haven't wormed them yet either! Oldest five months

 

[casportpony]

Is it OK to do with her broody on eggs?

I always worm my broody hens.

-Kathy

 

[calichicken]

@OK..if meds won't hurt her then would rather be safe... what meds do I get?

 

[casportpony]

OK..if meds won't hurt her then would rather be safe... what meds do I get?

I would get Safeguard for goats or Safeguard Paste for horses and give .2ml per 2.2 pounds orally for 5 days. That should get most worms if she has any.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Other people use less, but that's what I do.

-Kathy