Runny poo

[Sue]

I'm sorry, but I'm here again with more questions!!

Some of my hens are producing very runny poo. They are all vaccinated and not showing any signs of being unwell. Some is just runny, others are watery. Some are producing normal droppings. I am worming them with Flubenvet (first day today) in case this is the problem, but they were all wormed before I had them (five weeks ago). They were all dusted with Diatom 2 weeks ago. I know they are supposed to produce frothy, softer droppings every so often, but this seems to be something else.

They have pellets ad lib and I give them a small amount of greens (as they are kept on wood chip) every day, and they have a small amount of corn in the afternoon scattered for them to scratch for.

Does anyone know what could be the cause and what I should do about it?

 

[Aileen]

It can be quite normal for chickens to have a runny / watery / whitish poo.
There is a fantastic, if a bit yukky, section regarding poo on another chicken site , not sure if I can give the name out will wait for the nod from Tim which has loads of pictures of "Normal" and "Healthy" poo's, the differences are immense!
Also, what has your weather been like, if chickens are drinking more due to heat they will have watery poo's also.
Keep an eye on it but I would think there's not too much to worry about.

 

[ncotb]

Check this out http://chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0 17

 

[Sue]

Thanks for that link!! Glad I wasn't eating my breakfast at the time though. Very interesting and has answered a lot of questions.

 

[Anonymous]

Very helpful link.