Is diarhhea in baby chicks pretty normal?

[EurekaSouth]

My baby chicks have diarrhea. It's only some of them, but is it anything to worry about? I just noticed it last night, so it hasn't been going on long.....
Wondering.......hope it's nothing.....

 

[Maryanne]

One of my babies has this too. It's chocolate syrupy(gross I know).
Is she okay?

 

[MTchick]

Depending on what exactly is going on, you may just be mistaking a normal, but yucky, bowel movement that is made of a sticky stinky dark or medium brown fluid called "cecal fluid." Keep an eye on them- if they are all doing this once every 5th or so poo, it is normal and healthy. It is part of their digestive process.

I thought it was diarrhea at first too, but then I read a bunch on this forum and discovered that it is just part of their waste removal cycle.

Now, if a single chick is doing this all the time, that is different.

-MTchick

 

[potpie32]

Hello! I am a brand new member, and this subject is what led me here. I was Googling trying to find out why a baby chick might have diarrhea. I have two chicks, just purchased last Wednesday. Friday, they got caught in the rain and chilled pretty bad. One of my chicks developed the diarrhea the next day. What can I do to help?