I just got two young chickens ...they are 7 weeks old.. and their poo goes from "perfect little buns" of dark and white twirl, to dark little beebees with clear water squirts, to very seldom ..a black'ish and shiny poo that really smells bad. They are both acting normal, eating and drinking water fine... and they are inside for a big part of the day, so their environment is pretty clean (paper towel in the crate.. that I change out when soiled). They are outside in my organic garden for a few hours, weather permitting. (I usually set them up where there's just some grass or edible "weeds" ...they share the space with my tortoise ...in a pen, them)

The beebees and the really dark stuff is only about 40% of the overall poo factor ...with the latter being a very small part of that.

Is this "normal" ? Should I be treating them for anything? They are a little young for most things, still. Btw, one is a Sizzle and the other, a Silkie ...probably one Roo, at least. Their original Mom said she thought she saw a miniscule amount of blood in their poo on a couple of days ..before I got them... but I haven't seen any at all. I just don't want something to be wrong and I don't catch it in time to do something.

Thanks!