carlaashdown
Songster
About a week or so ago, I noticed a few foamy, yellow poops in the chicken run. One of my hens had a single episode of straight watery brown diarrhea. It was hot then (80 and humid), so I assumed it was from the heat and them drinking a lot more water. BUT seeing the foamy, yellow daily in the run since. It's been cold for 3 days now. Today, I witnessed 5 of my 7 birds do it within a few minutes. So that's not normal.
They seem to be fine otherwise - don't seem sick - eating, drinking, and are laying daily.
They have a poop tray under their roost that I clean every morning. All of the nighttime poops seem normal - no blood, yellow, watery, worms, etc.
They have an enclosed run, so they do not free range. Feed is strictly Purina Flock Raiser. They have free choice grit, oyster shell, and crushed baked eggshell. Water is changed daily - plastic, gallon waterers that I clean often - and I give probiotics in the water for one week a month.
Treat or not?
If treat, should I do Corid, Safeguard, or antibiotic? or all three?
We do not have a poultry vet in the area.
*pictures posted in comments
*Edited to add: So..I just thought of something else we did different within the last week. We gave them some treats (seed mixture) a few times over the last week or so. They didn't look or smell bad, smelled like normal, but have been in a sealed bucket for a couple months. If they got a bacterial infection from those, what antibiotic would I treat with?
They seem to be fine otherwise - don't seem sick - eating, drinking, and are laying daily.
They have a poop tray under their roost that I clean every morning. All of the nighttime poops seem normal - no blood, yellow, watery, worms, etc.
They have an enclosed run, so they do not free range. Feed is strictly Purina Flock Raiser. They have free choice grit, oyster shell, and crushed baked eggshell. Water is changed daily - plastic, gallon waterers that I clean often - and I give probiotics in the water for one week a month.
Treat or not?
If treat, should I do Corid, Safeguard, or antibiotic? or all three?
We do not have a poultry vet in the area.
*pictures posted in comments
*Edited to add: So..I just thought of something else we did different within the last week. We gave them some treats (seed mixture) a few times over the last week or so. They didn't look or smell bad, smelled like normal, but have been in a sealed bucket for a couple months. If they got a bacterial infection from those, what antibiotic would I treat with?
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