Steph101 Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 I don't know if I'm worrying unnecessarily, but the past couple of mornings when I've gone to check the nest box and empty the litter tray, I've noticed a couple of clear puddles on the bars and in the tray! Never noticed this before. Is there any cause for alarm? The poos all look normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted June 5, 2008 Share Posted June 5, 2008 Is it damp, or part of an egg? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted June 5, 2008 Author Share Posted June 5, 2008 It's damp patch, just like a puddle of water. It's clear, nothing else around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 You don't say if you have a Cube or an Eglu? If it's the former, are you sure it's not leaking? You surely couldn't have missed the lengthy threads on this in the Eglus & Cubes section ... Omlet are sending out a fix. If it's not this, I don't have any suggestions I'm afraid. Do you think one of your hens is leaking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 It's an eglu. there had been no rain the night before or anything. In fact, I'd cleaned it and put put diatom, red mite powder, and bokashi all over it, so they damp patches really stood out. The clear liquid definitely came from a hen. Has "Ooops, word censored!"ody else had this, seriously? I posted it on the clinic forum too, because I wasn't having any replies, and someone kindly locked it. Nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucknette Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hi You dont reckon you have egg eating going on do you? Sometimes they are really good at getting rid of the evidence. I saw this once or twice in my trays and found that it was soft eggs. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hmmm, don't know. We're not missing any eggs though. And I haven't found any shells either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted June 6, 2008 Share Posted June 6, 2008 May be a silly answer, but it's not chicken urine (or whatever it is) is it? I had a panic not long after getting my girls and posted on here to ask what the mass of clear liquid on my patio was, and that was the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph101 Posted June 6, 2008 Author Share Posted June 6, 2008 No, it's a good answer, BUT I have never seen it before. We've had them since February. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
