White part of poop is yellow, is this normal?

[Agathe]

I have one chicken (or I assume it's one) that has had the white part of the poop looking yellow for two days in a row, otherwise normal color and consistency. No chickens appear sick and I don't know which chicken it could be, I've just seen it under the roosts. No change in diet, they eat layer feed with the occasional leftovers. In the water I sometimes use some sort of vitamin thing for chickens, sometimes a little ACV and otherwise nothing. Any reason for concern? Since I don't know which one it is, it is possible that there are two chickens that have had this on different days, but this seems less likely. My immediate thought is that it could have been dehydrated, though they always have access to water, but this is only a wild guess.

 

[Eggcessive]

Stop the vitamins and ACV which is not necessary anyway, and see if they (urates) are still yellow after withdrawing B vitamins. Yellow urates frequently is a sign of bile, probably due to liver problems and a reproductive disorder. When I have done necropsies on a few of my old hens who were not laying anymore, and died, some had ascites (water belly.) Internally laid egg masses were also common. I have a 9-10 year old hen today that runs around, eats fine, and has had yellow urates for at least the last year.

 

[Agathe]

Stop the vitamins and ACV which is not necessary anyway, and see if they (urates) are still yellow after withdrawing B vitamins. Yellow urates frequently is a sign of bile, probably due to liver problems and a reproductive disorder. When I have done necropsies on a few of my old hens who were not laying anymore, and died, some had ascites (water belly.) Internally laid egg masses were also common. I have a 9-10 year old hen today that runs around, eats fine, and has had yellow urates for at least the last year.

Thanks! I'll try to give them just plain water and see if it helps.