Nutmeg Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Firstly, apologies if this is in the wrong section, I was not sure where to post it. I have just found something odd in the poo tray, it can only be described as resembling a mucusy blob of orangey colour jelly, almost like a blood clot (sorry for TMI) All other poos were fine and the girls look perfectly well; eating, talking, clear eyes, clean bottoms, charging at the run door when they spotted me, thinking they could come out in this rain. I have checked on here and the only thing I can find is that this might indicate that an egg is due shortly, but what I found in the poo tray did not match the photo on FAQ, so I wanted to check if it could be something else. We have had them 4 weeks this Friday. Thank you in advance for any advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Do you think it could've been a yolk that didn't have the rest of the egg round it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 I did think that, but it wasn't yellow, more orangey/pinky and not yolk shaped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Nutmeg - not able to help, but glad you posted this as I have just come in from cleaning poo trays and found the same! I have had my birds about 1.5 weeks and they are not yet POL, and I had wondered if it was some sort of pre-egg thing. All my birds look fine and I can't identify which one it has come from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Any chance of a picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 oo oo I know this one!! Absolutely freaked out when I saw the same the other day(have only had the girls since friday) and thought they had some rare and unheard of condition ! However, I found it in a book that said it is apparently normal to see an occasional orangeyred mucusy thing that is expelled from the lining of the gut. Maybe someone else will be able to tell us all exactly what it is but I do know it is nothing to worry about. I know blood in poo is NOT to be taken lightly though. Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 maybe they've been eating worms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Any chance of a picture? I did consider it, then thought that was being too obsessive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Too obsessive . No such thing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted June 3, 2008 Author Share Posted June 3, 2008 Too obsessive . No such thing . I know I know It is just that I visited Wisley Gardens on Saturday with my teenage daughter and when we entered the shop I turned to her and said "Keep your eyes peeled for anything chicken related" and she replied "Mum, don't you think you are becoming a little bit obsessive about chickens" Many thanks to everyone for their help, sounds like what I found is nothing to worry about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAB Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 thanks Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 "Mum, don't you think you are becoming a little bit obsessive about chickens" My OH calls me a cow (chicken obsessed woman) . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayflower Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 Every 11 or 13 poohs hens dispel a dropping that is large and pinky/orangy/white/ with a dot of brown to the side or middle. It is quite normal and nothing to worry about. Someone soon will give you more expert advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E4eggs Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 In Omlet's booklet that you get with the Eglu they explain that a perfect poo is brown with a white crown, I now often find myself pointing out "textbook poo's" that I find on the lawn to my family. No-one else seems quite as impressed/fascinated/interested as me. Or maybe it's that as I'm the only one who cleans them out I spend a lot of time studying the variety of colour/texture! (Must get out more!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlo Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 This is a bit of a relief to me too. I saw the same sort of thing a couple of times and was fretting that it looked nothing like it was supposed to. Being a very new comer to all this, I could fret over lots of things but it is great to see all the advice and experience on the forum. Thanks people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Pimlott Posted June 3, 2008 Share Posted June 3, 2008 an odd strange poo is perfectly normal, mucusy as you discribe & also you can get frotthy ones too as long as it ie an 'odd' one its fine. Just be more aware if there is blood or they are a runny green, it may need looking into, & it is on more than one occasion. Out of interest have your chooks been wormed? Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutmeg Posted June 4, 2008 Author Share Posted June 4, 2008 Out of interest have your chooks been wormed? Karen Hi Karen We have had them 4 weeks this Friday direct from Omlet, so I assume they have been wormed, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treekeeper Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Could be whats called a lash there is a pic in FAQ somewhere, no good at this linking jobby I'm afraid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Can't find the info in FAQ (if there is any ) but there's a bit about lashes in the Omlet English Dictionary . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 **Thread here** **pic of front** **pic of back** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 Glad I haven't found one of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Pimlott Posted June 4, 2008 Share Posted June 4, 2008 eeewwww i have never seen one of those before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
