The Poultry Keeper

dani · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 13 Location: Surrey

Hello all

I got my first hennys a couple of weeks ago now and from the start one of the girls has had very runny poo ,
i thought it might just be change of home ect but its still there and now shes getting a dirty petticoat because of it .

Is there anything i can give her ,i do give allready them ACV .

Sorry dont know if you need a discription but its like brown water with white water around the outside ? and is like this all the time .

Any ideas are v wellcome !

Might be having a panic about nothing but really dont need anymore injured /sick pets at the moment (horses who would have them huh ?? !)

Diane · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 240 Location: Dorset

It might just be the change of diet - maybe she's eating too many greens. Chickens do a variety of different consistency of poo - here's a good poo-ology site - http://dlhunicorn.conforums.com/index.cgi?board=poos&action=display&num=1158478320

I would worm them though, unless you know for sure that they've been properly wormed before you got them. I use Flubenvet.

Welsh Duck · Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 9:01 pm Post subject:

I would worm them as well- Are they eating anything rich like plums or even sugar beet. That can have an effect.

pete_inthehills · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject:

I too have a chicken that has a dirty bottom. It seems fine otherwise and as I type its rooting around looking for worms and things with the others.

Could this be worms?

I can't easily catch my chickens, is there a wormer I can put in their feed?
Would the vet need to see the chicken before he prescibes something?

pete
inthehills

karen coker · Joined: 22 Jan 2008 Posts: 19

You could try Verm X. You can get it in pelleted form and my chickens love it - you feed it for 3 days each month. I have just done mine and my chicken with a dirty bottom is now fine.

EGirl · Joined: 01 Nov 2007 Posts: 704 Location: Dublin, Ireland

Hi Guys, I use verm-x but you do need to use it every month, as it is chemical free and natural and effect is not as long-lasting.
You might also do well to check for lice. Take them out at night (easier on you and the bird) examine their backsides esp around the vent. If you see clumps of grey/white around the base of the feathers these are lice eggs. You might even be treated to the sight of the lice themselves, they are tear-shaped, light in colour and will be running over the skin. Lice infestations can cause the dirty bums you see. I'd hope a good worming and de-lousing would see a marked improvement.
Good luck & welcome.

pete_inthehills · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:04 pm Post subject:

My vet says if I worm my chickens I can't eat the eggs for 28 days! Is this true for all wormers?

Is it the same with the Verm-X mentioned in previous posts?

He's also suggested quarantining the dirty bottomed one, can chickens be kept safely on their own, won't she get lonely?
Will the cockeral try to break in to the single chicken?

pete
inthehills

Bhindi · Posted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

There is no need to withdraw eating the eggs when useing Verm-x. It is a herbal potion. Some people claim their chickens seem to get a 'pick me up' when using it. I can't say I notice but thats not what I need it for. As a wormer it does what its meant to do. I have had the vets do a faecal test after using it, when I saw one of my girls had worms. It did its job.

CP · Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:58 am Post subject:

If you use Flubenvet wormer then there's no withdrawal period for eating eggs. Wink

Sandra Hilton · Posted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 2:59 pm Post subject:

My silkie cockerel has a different coloured 'poo;' than the others, brown/tan coloured and more runny than the others. I have just finished a course of Flubenvet yesterday and that hasn't touched him at all, any other ideas? He seems fine in himself, is free ranging around the garden most days - weather permitting - and is eager for food etc

Sandra