Disclaimer: The picture and information given herein is collected from different websites and from

different posts on BYC and other forums and that the information given herein corresponds to

practical experiences. Owing to the differences in local conditions they cannot claim to be complete, so that any liabilities – also with a view to claims of third parties – are excluded.

Backdoor Buggers

Birds are “masters of disguise” when it comes to hiding early signs of illness. Therefore, exterior indicators of health status are very helpful and important. Bird droppings are one of those critical exterior indicators, in conjunction with clinical signs such as fluffed feathers, energy level, and loss of appetite, weight loss, and so forth. Droppings can be an important window into the health status of your bird. This page deals with anything coming out through backdoor. Parts of droppings

Appearance Partially digested food viral disease

Slimy droppings overgrowth of yeast

Foamy or bubbly droppings bacterial infection

watery and unformed diarrhea

Pudding, watery or spattered pea Stress, new food, spoiled food, bacterial or fungal infection, intestinal parasites, Toxins or antibiotics.

Small dry feces dehydration or organ disease

Urates Increased volume of urates diet, inadequate water intake, Dehydration, or by kidney problems.

Bright green or yellow urates liver disease,

Brown urates lead poisoning

Red urates heavy metal toxicity, internal bleeding or kidney problems

White or Clay color Pancreas or digestive problems

Blood Cocci

intestinal lining Normal

mustard to dark brown froth, smelly

Normal

bright green or yellow due to Chlamydia

Urine clear Normal

greenish or yellowish tinge liver disease

reddish brown poisoning

Disclaimer: The pictures and information given herein are collected from different websites and

from different posts on BYC and other forums and that the information given herein corresponds

to practical experiences. Owing to the differences in local conditions they cannot claim to be complete, so that any liabilities – also with a view to claims of third parties – are excluded.

Normal Photo: http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0, Poultrykeeper.com

These last six pictures have shed intestinal lining in them - quite normal, not a cause for concern. Photo: http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0, thechichenchick.com

Oily and Foamy

The range of "Normal" is huge. Photo: http://www.chat.allotment.org.uk/index.php?topic=17568.0

Coral Colored Urates

These are frequently deposited overnight and are quite normal

Broody poop

Hens that produced these

droppings may have eaten

strawberries or any red fruits.

These are normal droppings

Hens that produced these

droppings have eaten red

cabbage. Red cabbage produce

funny green poopsthese are

normal droppings.

Ceacal:

Produced from the ceacum of the chicken and is mustard to dark brown froth. They are

expelled every 8 to 10 droppings.

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

Watery

Watery droppings are produced by hens which are

too hot. It can be a way for them to cool down by

drinking a lot and losing some of their heat in

frequent wet droppings. It can also be a sign that

the hens are not eating enough too.

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

Abnormal droppings

Coccidiosis

Blackhead

Blackhead is caused by a protozoa called Histomonas meleagridis. It multiplies and damages caecal walland migrates to liver causing Liver necrosis.

The effected bird may have Blackhead disease if the droppings are similar to those shows below and accompanied with one, some or all of the following symptoms

Chicken: Depression, weakness, Huddle with neck drawn in, Droopy tail and wing feathers, ruffled feathers, Sulfur colored or bright yellow droppings, bloody droppings, black coloration of head parts.

Turkey: weak with ruffled feathers, and drooping heads and wings. Soiled vent feathers due to diarrhea are common. Bright yellow sulphur droppings, black coloration of head.

The disease can also be confused with

In chickens: Coccidiosis, heavy worm burdens, fowl cholera.In turkeys: Hexamitiasis, Coccidiosis, cholera.

http://www.daff.qld.gov.au/animal-industries/poultry/diseases-and-disorders/blackhead

In the two pictures above we can see sulphur yellow coloration in feaces and blood in urates.

These droppings were produced by a young bird about four months of age. The bird was

treated with Metronedazole for five days. For complete cure.

Rehan Rehan

The hen that produced this specimen was an older

bird that became very thirsty.

She is producing a large amount of watery urates

the cause of which is unknown, but could possibly

be a kidney problem.

The hen that produced this specimen was about 25 weeks

old. She went off her food and ate so little she became

underweight. She held her tail down and was tired. She

may have had worms and/or egg peritonitis.

Fowl Cholera or Liver disease

Kidney infection or E.coli infection

Flies will lay their eggs on moist chicken poo and in warm

weather they will very quickly hatch into small

maggots.(Picturecurtsey of Vember)

E.coli or possibly respiratory disorder

Worms

The following types of worms can be found in poultry:

Hair worm - Found in the crop, esophagus, proventriculus and intestine. Roundworm - Found in the birds digestive system. Gizzard worm - Found in the gizzard, mainly in geese. A common problem for goslings. Tapeworm - Fairly uncommon, found in the intestine.

Gapeworm - Found in the trachea and lungs. Caecal worm - Cause little damage but transmit blackhead to Turkeys.

Tape worms

Picture of poo with the little tapeworm segments dotting all over it. Some people think this is

something that was laid on the poo, but the tapeworm segments come to the surface after the

poo. You can see the things moving. Text by ernie85017, Photo by Dwag,

toadfeathers,CynthiaMQ (BYC members), Poultry keepers.com

Melena

Droppings look like they have puss combined with very little fecal matter and condensed urates.

Green is bile due to bird not eating Large amount of yellowing urates indicates –Bacterial

infection

Could be Coccidiosis,worms, viruses (such as rotavirus and adenovirus), bacterial diarrhea,

kidney damage a feed too high in protein. Foamy poop is a sign of protozoa infection, which

could coccidiosis, blackhead or maybe giardia

Respiratory problem

Egg yolk peritonitis

Fresh dropping seems transparent but turn milky in

few seconds

New castle Disease

This image was taken 5 days post experimental inoculation

with Viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease virus. A

close-up view of the feces shows both the green bile

pigment as well as the white urates. This diarrhea is

somewhat characteristic of Newcastle disease.

Atlas of Avian Diseases Cornell University

This image was taken 3 days post experimental inoculation

with viscerotropic velogenic Newcastle disease. Watery

diarrhea is a common finding in the viscerotropic form of

this infection. Soiling around the vent, as seen here, can

be an important indicator of the presence of diarrhea.

Atlas of Avian Diseases Cornell University

Misshapen Egg

Lash Eggs

Young pullets and old hens may sometime pass these meaty droppings. This can happen when for any

reason hens develop an imbalance in their reproductive cycle. This can happen at any stage in laying

hens specially when they are at the point of lay or when their egg laying life is about to end.

Sometimes hens develop an infection and the yolk solidifies upon which cystic material start to

accumulate. If it is not expelled at the right time it can become larger it becomes systemic and kill the

hens.

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