frazzled Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Strange question I know, but does anyone know the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Umpteen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 never actually counted, but it does surprise you how much poo can come out such a small animal!! We never have any problems though, we hose down our decking and grass regularly and I use a combination of citronella oil and eucalyptus oil to help with flies - and we dont have a fly problem at all. I actually didnt have one before I started using the oils but they smell nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 loads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jomaxsmith Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I heard it was up to 20 times a day! Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandychick Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I'm constantly amazed at the amount of poo! It's great for the compost heap though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frazzled Posted July 13, 2008 Author Share Posted July 13, 2008 20 times a day -really Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janty Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I read somewhere that they do an average of 50 poos a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redfrock Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 I heard it was up to 20 times a day! Jo it has to be more than that judging by the numbers they leave behind after a free-ranging session! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbey Road Girl Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 If it's true, and judging from my experience it is, they do 70% of their poos at night. I have had few noticable poos from my four in the run or outside of it. On the other hand, there are plenty of nicely formed poos that fall between the roosting bars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLK69 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Humff - Can someone tell my beloved chooks that they are supposed to do 70% of the pooping at night into the poop trays! Thet are poop-tastic machines. (just as well I get a lot of requests for chicken fertilizer ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallina Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 This is another good reason for locking the Eglu/Cube door at night: you catch their early-morning poos in the poo tray, which is so easy to empty in the compost heap. About 20 a day sounds right to me. That means with 8 hens I have 160 poos a day -- wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yolky Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Thats a whole lotta poo Gallina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
