chelsea Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 im not worried but should I be ?? unusual poo spotted when cleaning out the run, Ella (brown chicken) did a slightly runny poo, caramel in colour with WHITE streaks in. should I be worried about the white-ness in the poo?!! Sam is poo-ing normally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannyCat Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 im not worried but should I be ?? unusual poo spotted when cleaning out the run, Ella (brown chicken) did a slightly runny poo, caramel in colour with WHITE streaks in. should I be worried about the white-ness in the poo?!! Sam is poo-ing normally Isn't the white just pee? Both my chickens have white streaks in their doo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 nah - chickens are famous for their favourite song: Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue I can poo a rainbow, poo a rainbow, poo a rainbow too. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannyCat Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 nah - chickens are famous for their favourite song: Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue I can poo a rainbow, poo a rainbow, poo a rainbow too. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 dunno? I thought pee was pee and poo was poo !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 canny cat is right - the white bits are the wee - chickens don't do wee (as such..) - it's the yellowish fluid and the white pasty bits - uric acid... Phil we really should have a chicken poo picture thread somewhere - showing the range... in fact - unless anyone else is planning one - send me your chicken poo-pics ands I'll assemble a what-is-normal-poo gallery entry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 15, 2006 Author Share Posted September 15, 2006 Thanks for answering my poo query! I will try and get some photo's for your exclusive poo gallery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted September 15, 2006 Share Posted September 15, 2006 Mine do dry black ones with white on the top, frothy yellow mustard and long brown ones! I'm not surprised/worried any more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 isnt an orangey type when they purge one of their glands for a clean out. We see one of those about once a week or so! Normal poo's here though - dark with a clean white cap - and now all over the lawn thanks to Geri! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 nah - chickens are famous for their favourite song: Red and yellow and pink and green, purple and orange and blue I can poo a rainbow, poo a rainbow, poo a rainbow too. Phil Weeeeeeee, heeeeeeeee, heeeeeeeee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 My GInge is doing runny brown ones with with uric acid bits in, Is that normal as well then? She has been freeranging quite a bit this weekend. ( I knw about the white bits cos tortoises do that too - first time Ive known about anything on this forum!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieann Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Hi, We've had our eglu for 11 days now and gave it a good clean out yesterday and have moved it three times (on grass) so far. We are amazed at the amount of poo 3 chickens can produce, it really has made a mess of the lawn and we're finding it a bit much!. Does anyone else feel the same about this, any best ideas etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 They do seem to poop a lot dont they!!! When we first got our girls we put bark in the run - this absorbs the poop - others use aubiose (which can be used for horse bedding) etc. What a lot of people have done is to keep the eglu in one place, but to put in the bark or whatever which can then be raked out as and when and used in the compost bin or on the flower beds. If you go into the gallery i would imagine you could find a few pictures of what people have done Sorry, I am not technical enough to post a link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel (& Paul) Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 oops - just seen there is a sticky in the chicken section marked "chicken run inspiration" which has loads of links to other's runs - I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CannyCat Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Hi, We've had our eglu for 11 days now and gave it a good clean out yesterday and have moved it three times (on grass) so far. We are amazed at the amount of poo 3 chickens can produce, it really has made a mess of the lawn and we're finding it a bit much!. Does anyone else feel the same about this, any best ideas etc? We put our eglu down with hemcore in the run - you can just scoop it out when you clean the eglu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 I also cant recommend HEMCORE enough, its fab in the run, it absorbs all the muck, poo and smells as the chickens scuttle around in it and the hemcore chips get coated in the poo etc (sorry its a bit graphic!), and also it has citronella in it, I have no smells at all. I also empty my droppings tray every other day, of course you dont have to do it that often, but I personally find it helps keep the build up of poo down and it only takes a minute. my eglu is dismantled and power-washed down every friday (my day off)..I try to stay on top of it, I love the feeling afterwards that my girls are all fresh in their home. Just like having clean sheets on the bed, I love that too !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieann Posted September 18, 2006 Share Posted September 18, 2006 Thanks for the replies, I have no idea what Hemcore is but I will look it up. I am a real tidier and obsessive clean freak (think "Monica") so am also emptying droppings all the time but think I will try and chill out a bit. Having an 11 week old pup and the chickens all within the same week was a bit much. Don't worry I'm calming down a little...... Another boring question but my chickens are approx 20 weeks old (and huge), can I expect eggs in the next month or so all being well? Patience is not one of my virties either.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 I found out about hemcore on here, and I googled it. Found out its something to do with the hemp plant. You will find that your local "horsey" store may stock it, we got it at our local farmer's supply store. Its used a lot for horsey bedding. Another similar bedding is also called "auboise", again very good at soaking up poo/muck and absorbing smells. They both look very similar to bark chippings (a bit finer), some people do use bark chippings in the run....but hemcore and auboise dry out quicker when wet. My chickens are a lot younger than yours - so im afraid i dont know much about laying...a lot of people say on here when you notice the comb on their heads going very red then they could be coming into laying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 18, 2006 Author Share Posted September 18, 2006 Thanks for the replies, I have no idea what Hemcore is but I will look it up. I am a real tidier and obsessive clean freak (think "Monica") so am also emptying droppings all the time but think I will try and chill out a bit. Having an 11 week old pup and the chickens all within the same week was a bit much. Don't worry I'm calming down a little......Another boring question but my chickens are approx 20 weeks old (and huge), can I expect eggs in the next month or so all being well? Patience is not one of my virties either.... ps - what sort of puppy do you have ??...post a piccy if you can..we love puppies on here !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
