nannyhenny Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 One of our hens has stopped producing normal poo in the last two days. Her droppings have very little if any solids in them but are liquid and milky white. She is well, eating and foraging with the others. Her feathers are glossy and she is alert. She is off lay so has a pale comb, moulted a month or so ago and is three years old. I give them all some spring greens hung up to peck at as well as Smallholder pellets and have been giving them a maintenance dose of Lifeguard in their water, as the others are moulting now. They were all wormed about six weeks ago. Could anyone give me advice as to what could be causing the poo problem, please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixieDust Posted December 16, 2014 Share Posted December 16, 2014 This may help. http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=17568.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beantree Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 It may be a digestive problem Nannyhenny, but there are other things it could be. You would need to check her crop first thing in the morning to see if it has cleared or if it is a solid lump. It might be impacted and based on the recent moult it could well be due to eating feathers. But at this stage I'm guessing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyhenny Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Thanks, Pixiedust. I looked at the pictures (what a charming selection!) and the one that looks identical is the one suggesting possible kidney problems. I picked her up straight from the coop this morning, Beantree, and her crop felt perfectly ok, soft but not squiggy. If it's her kidneys, what's best? Is it likely to be something the vet could cure without putting her through tortuous procedures? Will it get worse and if so, will she suffer? Is there anything I can do to help in the way of food, supplements etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat tails Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 One of my hens did have the milky droppings a few days ago (don't know who, because I was away a lot). I limited the amount of greens and treats for a few days and kept them mostly on pellets. Seemed to clear up again. Some people in the comments on the droppings site suggested that it can also be down to bad diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyhenny Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 I might cut down on their greens for a bit, perhaps, and see what happens. I don't think their diet is bad as all four eat the same and Smallholder pellets are a good brand. Have also added apple cider vinegar and garlic to their water today. As long as she seems well I'll just keep a watching brief unless I get a more worrying reply from this post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsunset Posted December 17, 2014 Share Posted December 17, 2014 I had that yesterday. Wondered if a hen was out of sorts but have seen most (weird?)droppings now not to get to fazed. It was milky and looked almost as if egg white bits (cooked) were in it. All seem fine so not to worried. In my case wondered if older sussex but as all fine will not worry for now. Hope all goes well with yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 Like redsunset, my girls have varying degrees of different poo's and I try not to take too much notice. With the absence of any other symptoms and if it isn't a continuing problem I tend to put it down to "one of those things" I have had just about every shade/consistency of poop at one time and another from an otherwise healthy and happy hen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nannyhenny Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 Thanks, everyone. I'm keeping an eye! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
