What is this?

[traco]

I'm seeing this in the run, I believe is from one chick, 8 weeks old. Should I be concerned? Appetite is fine with everyone, water supply is clean and everyone is eating and drinking.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Have you been feeding watermelon, raspberries, or tomatoes?

 

[traco]

No, just their grower crumble. No seeds in the poop.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Could be intestinal sloughing. It looks like there are berry seeds in the dropping.

 

[sourland]

Is your pen predator proofed ? It almost looks like coon feces.

 

[ernie85017]

If it was sloughing it would not be such a bright red. Looks like she got into something and ate it. Or there's a coon......

 

[traco]

Could be intestinal sloughing. It looks like there are berry seeds in the dropping.

I dug around it, no seeds but agree, it is intestinal sloughing. Just keep an eye to see if it progresses? She and her sister are new this year, they were day olds and introduced to my existing two hens when they were 6 weeks, no redness in poop before they went in with the big girls. Just tummy getting used to my place? My two hens are healthy, they are one year old which I got last year.

 

[traco]

Is your pen predator proofed ? It almost looks like coon feces.

Yes, predator proof ... nothing can get in.

 

[traco]

Could it be cocci? As new to my soil/setup?

 

[coach723]

Whatever that is from is eating greens or grass also, and lots of large grit looks like, wish there was something in the picture for scale. Just my opinion but, If you are sure this is from one of your chickens I would take a fresh one in to get a fecal test on it for coccidia and worms. If you cannot do that then I would be watching closely for ANY symptoms of coccidiosis to show up in any of your birds. If any of them look off at all, lethargic, fluffed up, not eating or drinking well, then I would go ahead and treat for coccidiosis with Corid.