The Brown Clan Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Hello , I have had my girls for 12 days now , and am a bit concerned about peebles , she is spending a lot of time in the eglu and although she is eating and drinking she is producing orange runny poo!!! is this normal settling in or something else ( have ordred vermi x pellets from omlet to start worming my girls) . any advice will be greatly appreciated am I just worried about nothing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Don't worry! Yellow poos (think curry sauce ) are quite normal. Every 10th poo or so is a clearout of their caecum and is a bit yucky. How old is she? If she's spending time in the nestbox she could be gearing up to lay. Some hens never crouch. The general opinion on the forum seems to be that Flubenvet (which I got from *here *) is the best wormer. If you can cancel your order for Vermex you might be able to get Flubenvet more quickly (don't worry if you can't cancel, you can still use it). Do a search for wormers on the forum for more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 It might be worth cutting out treats and keep her on pellets and water with a bit of Avipro or probiotic yoghurt and bokashi bran (if you've got some) only, for a few days. It could be due to the upheaval of moving, changing diet etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Sorry if I've given duff advice . Egluntine, are orange poos something to (slightly) worry about as opposed to the yellow curry ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 I'm sure your advice isn't duff ANH. Sometimes they produce orangey squits when they've had an upheaval. My new girls were a bit that way for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted July 6, 2008 Author Share Posted July 6, 2008 She is about 17 / 18 weeks I belive but is bigger than my omlet girls , not crowching or letting me get near her for a stroke either like the other two ( but you can't have everything can you ) Thank you for your advice will get some flubovet ( spelling awful) and try the yoghurt, not got the bran though although will try to source some tmrw I hope they will still be my friends no treats for a few days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 They will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 Hello just an update really , have given them some yoghurt ( they thought it was christmas ) so that went down well and had normal poo until lunchtime, when the heavens opened and all the slugs in the neighbourhood seemed to appear from nowhere and they indulged as they do and yep you've guessed it orange poo again . so at least I think I know what the problem is now !!!! will keep on with this though , how often can i give them the yoghurt ? many thanks for your advice Im sure I will be asking for it again ( and again .....................) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisP Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Not sure if this has anything to do with your girls, but mine had orangey poos about three weeks before they started laying. Also, as you've suggested, if they eat just about every slug/snail/grub in the garden ( ) then they go a bit funny! As for yoghurt, what type do you give them, I've been thinking about giving mine yoghurt for a while..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 I give plain probitoic usually, but they do like strawberry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJ's Chooks Posted July 8, 2008 Share Posted July 8, 2008 Could be the weather aswell... my girls dont like change. We had thunder last night and it is lashing down, more yukky poo today. I've heard that they dont like thunder... so that's my explanation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brown Clan Posted July 8, 2008 Author Share Posted July 8, 2008 I gave them plain probiotic yoghurt on egultines advice and they loved it and I mean LOVED!!!! We also had thunder and lashings of rain here last night also only one yukky one this morning !!!! horray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
