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What is this gross “poop”?

barkingdoginn

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Mar 9, 2022
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Just found this in the nesting boxes. No hens are showing signs of lethargy. Any ideas?
Just to add, it’s obviously not poo it looked just like raw chicken meat 🤢
 

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Could be intestinal shed (which is normal) but it does seem like an abnormal amount. Also seems suspicious because it was in the nesting box. Wait for more opinions.
 
It was very gelatinous, I was able to poke it around but it was like jelly. Mostly same consistency as what was on the outside. I am not sure which hen, they all rotate in and out of that nest box and a few take turns sleeping in there. Any precautions or things I should be looking out for if that is the case?
 
It was very gelatinous, I was able to poke it around but it was like jelly. Mostly same consistency as what was on the outside. I am not sure which hen, they all rotate in and out of that nest box and a few take turns sleeping in there. Any precautions or things I should be looking out for if that is the case?
If you notice a hen that is acting standoffish, hunched or not feeling well. Take her aside, give Extra Calcium (300mg Calcium Citrate+D3) once daily for 5 days). See if she expels any material or a soft shelled type egg.

You would want to i.d. then hen that expels material like that and hopefully catch it early if possible. Giving an antibiotic like Amoxicillin can help with the inflammation, but the condition usually is not curable, but the hen can sometimes go on for several years and lay eggs. A lot depends on the cause of the Salpingitis.
 

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