Will the heat make thier poo runny?

[justusnak]

I have several ( like 31) 14 to 15 week old babies. It has been very warm here, and humid. I have noticed several of them have a yellow runny poo. Could this be from the heat? I sure hope they are not getting sick.....thats a lot of sick babies!!

 

[dlhunicorn]

this is often a sign of worms...if you have not wormed them then I suggest you take a sample in for a faecal...

 

[justusnak]

thanks DL, I will call the vet, see if they can do a fecal float on chickens...and also....IF it is worms...and not all of them have this poo...is it safe to medicate the ones that dont have worms?? Can I just medicate the whole flock?


edited to say....would I see worms in thier poo?

 

[dlhunicorn]

that would be most advisable especially if they have not been wormed in a while (I just automatically worm mine in spring ...at the end of summer and then in January or so)

 

[justusnak]

Thanks again......tomorrow, it starts....the deworming! LOL

 

[ohbejoyful]

OK, dumb question - what does de-worming consist of? Is this something I buy and put into their feed? (My girls are about 2 months old)

 

[dlhunicorn]

that depends on the type of wormer...an ivermectine based (see link) will be a spoton at the base of their neck...
http://shilala.homestead.com/ivomec.html