White looking seeds in chicken poop.

[Laurlun20]

I have noticed the past 4 or 5 mornings one of hens having this weird poop. It’s more dry than regular poop and the best way I can describe it looks full of jalapeño seeds or seeds from a bell pepper or oatmeal. It isn’t, but that’s what it looks like to me. Heaps of them. There is only one hen doing it she seems fine. Eats, drinks and lays eggs. I don’t have anything around in the yard with seeds like this she could be eating. They eat layer crumbles and a little scratch. The exact same I have used or many years. There are several places throughout the yard with bowls of grit and oyster shell. I don’t believe it’s any type of parasite, they are a little hard, like you can’t squish it with a paper towel. Anyone ave a clue. I thought maybe undigested food, but it just doesn’t resemble anything I feed them or around their yard that I see

 

[Yardmom]

Does she free range?

 

[Laurlun20]

Does she free range?

Yes, but just a fenced off portion in my yard. Maybe 1/4 acre. The same section they have been at for years. I don’t see anything possible it could be, and it is just the one chicken. I have chickens for years and this is a first for me. I have tried to search but haven’t seen anything like this.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Very strange.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Wonder if you could take it to a vet and have them look at it under a microscope for you.

 

[Eggcessive]

Does it feel like grit?

 

[Laurlun20]

Does it feel like grit?

No, it’s not that hard. Just solid enough it doesn’t squish away if that makes sense. The first time I thought maybe she ate something I didn’t know about. This was like the 5 day in a row. There is just so much of it. It’s just bizarre to me. Like maybe like oatmeal, though it isn’t.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

They eat layer crumbles and a little scratch. The exact same I have used or many years. There are several places throughout the yard with bowls of grit and oyster shell. I don’t believe it’s any type of parasite, they are a little hard, like you can’t squish it with a paper towel.

Like maybe like oatmeal, though it isn’t.

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What's the ingredients in your scratch? It looks like it may be partially digested corn to me.

Is her crop emptying?