The Poultry Keeper

Paula · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Northants

I could do with some advice please, i have a couple of my hens with yellow runny poo, looks like baby poo, is a bit smelly as well and the affected birds have dirty bums. i have no idea what has caused this,or if it is likely to affect all the birds.i did a few days ago put them on a different brand of layers pellets they are now on organic, i don't know if this could of affected them.appart from this they seem well i have 6 of them laying,would it be a good idea not to eat the eggs. i have been keeping them in more as it has been so wet but they are cleaned out every day. i am at a total loss as to what it could be, can anyone give me some advice please. thanks

nigel · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:49 am Post subject:

sometimes just changing the brand of food can upset their stomachs a little, i wouldn't worry unless it continues for more than a few days

jaydee67 · Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2006 7:10 pm Post subject:

I'd go for the diet change explanation too. I get poo like that from mine every so often, with 21 birds there's often some yellow poo around - but if I take notice it's not always the same bird. I've stopped worrying about it as the birds seem otherwise healthy. So long as it's not one bird continuously.

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

I agree with above.
I have 18 chooks and they seem to take it in turns to have yellow or caramel coloured pooh!

1 Chicken Smuggler · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 178

Could be the feed,but also in Gail Damerows` book is a list of the following COMMON disorders as causing yellow or yellowish droppings:
chronic respiratory disease, colibacillosis.
Are there other symptoms?

Paula · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Northants

No nothing else, just yellow runny poo & wet bums, there are only a couple like it, they are still eating for England and behaving normally

1 Chicken Smuggler · Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Posts: 178

Give them several days to adjust to the food change,any other symptoms show up--please post them.

Paula · Joined: 18 Oct 2005 Posts: 65 Location: Northants

Will do, thanks for taking the time to help Very Happy

Krazey · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 6 Location: Creuse, France

Hi! I just joined this forum tonight so I hope you don't mind me butting in.

When-ever I change my chooks pellets I always mix 1 bag of the old with one bag of the new. This gives them time to adjust to the new food. My chooks are also fed plenty of green scraps (which I get from the veg stall at the market) and food scraps from a local restaurant. I rarely get "yellow bums".
I now live in France where our growing season is at a slightly different time from England. Last year I did get "yellow bums" when the new grass started growing.

Krazey