What is this? (not a parasite, right?)

[aubreynoramarie]

Petey just turded this onto my floor while I was giving him his protein packed lunch. Should I be worried?

Here it is after I wiped it up with a paper towel.

 

[caspernc]

Kind of looks like what my new hens were laying at first, but you said it was a Petey. Could it possibly be a Peteta?

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Nope it's my Petey for sure and this is a poop

 

[scratch'n'peck]

I just read Petey's thread on his continuing recovery. What a trooper he is! Has he put on some weight yet? In his latest pic he looks quite good, way more macho than my Showgirl roo ever looked.

First off I checked the poop chart http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

I don't know if this chart is all that comprehensive, but blood in poop can mean cocci or worms. With all his other stress, it might have given the worms a chance to reproduce quickly. I guess I would try to worm him with the product that Chicken zoo suggests.

It wouldn't hurt to give him some yogurt to replace the probiotics that the penicillin killed off, too.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

It didn't really look like blood, that's why I thought it was weird. It's more orangey with some clear weirdness, then when I wiped it up it shmooshed and turned all orange. Yep. It was disgusting.

I don't know if Petey is putting on weight yet but I know that he's eating and acting well. I'm going to try and get some ivermectin but I honestly can't web guarantee that I can purchase a 10 dollar bottle of medicine right now. And I'm frustrated because I have over a hundred dollars worth of medication in my fridge right now that I've bought for him

 

[Rockin' Reds]

You know, I don't think that's blood Aubrey. I'm no expert by any means, but it doesn't look like blood to me. The antibiotic may be hurting his stomach and it would probably be a good idea to give him yogurt or buttermilk mixed in scrambled egg or something for probiotic purposes. Just my 2 cents. I mean you are already watching him like a hawk so if there is blood you will certainly catch it in a hurry.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Rockin' Reds :

You know, I don't think that's blood Aubrey. I'm no expert by any means, but it doesn't look like blood to me. The antibiotic may be hurting his stomach and it would probably be a good idea to give him yogurt or buttermilk mixed in scrambled egg or something for probiotic purposes. Just my 2 cents. I mean you are already watching him like a hawk so if there is blood you will certainly catch it in a hurry.

Okie dokie​