Loose Rust colored Poop, now another chicken has it.

[O-six-chickies]

Has anyone experienced this..chicken appears normal, but poo is loose (not watery) and is only a dark rust color. However, does not appear to be bloody. Chickens are 6 wks old living under same conditions.

Now another hen has same type of poop. Some are dime size or as big as quarter size.

Should I be concerned?

Thanks

I did see the "poop Link", the pix was blurry but appeared to be rust color and mentioned cocci.

 

[NottinghamChicks]

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Here is a better link. I think it falls into the braod Normal category.

http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

 

[dawg53]

That is cecal poop you have described and is normal about every 8-10 droppings. However, I just went though this with my 12 week old chicks (pullets) through no fault of mine. I had purchased medicated chick starter/grower not knowing that new meds had been added to it. The previous medicated chick starter/grower from the same manufacturer had been discontinued for the new medicated chick feed. It had caused my chicks to poop orange in color poop quite frequently and I knew it wasnt normal. I suspected the problem was the feed and I verified it when I returned to the feed store and talked to the manager. I switched to unmedicated chick starter/grower from the same manufacturer and in 2 days the chicks poop was back to normal. This is just for your information in case your chicks are pooping more than normal cecal poop. Good luck.