Is my pekin bantam male or female?

[Misscherryskull]

1 of my hens has really black poop I'm really worried bout it, any ideas? It seems to be all the time & for a good few days now, if i didn't know better i'd swear 1 of them had been taking iron tablets

 

I'm obsessed by chicken poop just now, so sorry for all the posts about chicken poop but without this forum i'd be totally lost

 

Thanks

sam

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[Guest]

HI

 

I am no chicken expert but my chicken poos change colour all the time and consistency,, sometimes they are black/white and then runny green(I use to think they had diarrhoea)!

 

I imagine as long as it has normal behaviour eating drinking and pecking around etc

probably nothing to worry about. As I learnt yesterday just make sure it has a clean vent/feathers.

 

indie

[Egluntyne]

It isn't unusual. What have they been eating?

[Misscherryskull]

Hiya, thanks for your replies............OMG i seem to be getting ma knickers in a knot over these 2

 

They have been just eating the usual, layers pellets, grass, grit/oyster shell & mixed corn oh & bugs so nothing unusual that i can think of & their kept in my garden at all times so they haven't sneaked out anywhere

 

Think i'm just gonna take a chill pill & relax about it all coz i'm sure i'll notice if anything serious is up.

 

Thanks so much

Sam

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