Paul Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 One week in and we are doing ok. Question. All 3 chickens do different poo. One I would describe as normal, one a little lighter and one is completely butterscotch colour and quite loose. What is this telling me? Thanks in advance Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Paul there are as many types of poo as there are stars in the sky!! If one of your hens is a bit squitty, (probably due to settling in) the best thing is to mix some Bokashi Bran in with their pellets. It works wonders. They do an alarming chip shop curry sauce type poo about every 10th go....it is nothing to worry about, they are just clearing out their caecum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Hi Paul, I found this link very reassuring: http://club.omlet.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14546 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 Chip shpo curry is the perfect description of colour and consistancy. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 My lot took at least 2 weeks to settle down when they arrived. They initially produced masses of poop with me cleaning the tray everyother day. One of mine had the squits too. But it soon settled down and I can get away with changing poop tray once or twice a week now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HasSumAmi Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 I have discovered over the past two weeks that chickens are rather like babies - what goes in, seems to come out!! The bokhasi bran definitely settly my two down as one of them had the squits when she arrived. Now they are addicted to raisins I find their poo dark and well formed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...